call off something

call off something
call off (something) to decide not to do something that was planned.

Why should I call off the trip when I've already paid for it?


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  • call off — (something) to decide not to do something that was planned. Why should I call off the trip when I ve already paid for it? …   New idioms dictionary

  • call off — verb 1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (Freq. 1) Call off the engagement cancel the dinner party we had to scrub our vacation plans scratch that meeting the chair is ill • Syn: ↑cancel, ↑scratch …   Useful english dictionary

  • Call Off the Search — Studioalbum von Katie Melua Veröffentlichung 3. November 2003 (UK) 5. April 2004 (DE) 8. Juni 2004 (USA) Label Dramatico …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • call off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms call off : present tense I/you/we/they call off he/she/it calls off present participle calling off past tense called off past participle called off 1) a) to decide that something will not happen She s called… …   English dictionary

  • call off — {v.} To stop (something planned); quit; cancel. * /When the ice became soft and sloppy, we had to call off the ice skating party./ * /The baseball game was called off because of rain./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • call off — {v.} To stop (something planned); quit; cancel. * /When the ice became soft and sloppy, we had to call off the ice skating party./ * /The baseball game was called off because of rain./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • call\ off — v To stop (something planned); quit; cancel. When the ice became soft and sloppy, we had to call off the ice skating party. The baseball game was called off because of rain …   Словарь американских идиом

  • call off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cancel, postpone, discontinue, halt; see cancel 2 , stop 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. cancel, postpone, *scrub, abort, *kill. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To decide not to go ahead with (something previously… …   English dictionary for students

  • call someone/something off — order a person or dog to stop attacking someone …   Useful english dictionary

  • call — [kôl] vt. [ME callen < Late OE ceallian & or < ON kalla < IE base * gal , to scream, shriek > Brythonic galw, call, Ger klage & (?) MIr gall, swan] 1. to say or read in a loud tone; shout; announce [to call the names of stations] 2.… …   English World dictionary

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