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Calling It Off ( cancel it; decide to not do it ... )
"calling it off"



You "call it off" when you decide to not do the thing you were planning to do. Example: "I thought you had a date tonight?" Reply: "I did, but we called it off." Another example: "We called it off because she is not feeling well."

When you agree to not do what you were planning to do, you call it off. Example: "What happened to the soccer game?" Reply: "It was called off due to rain." Another example: "I really do not feel like going. Let's call it off."



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Common variations of this idiom: Calling It Off, Let's Call It Off, Call Someone Or Something Off,