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To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
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The police called off the search for the missing boy.
Submitted on October 12, 2012
More phrases:
- come down with
- end up
- hold up
- log out
- muck in
- phase in
- pig out
- pin down
- take on
- taper off
- tick over
- after the fact
- all things being equal
- around the clock
- bend over backwards
- bite one's tongue
- bright line
- down-to-earth
- for goodness' sake
- from the word go
- get it on
- go on the rampage
- go out on a limb
- half-baked
- hammer home
- heart of gold
- hit someone for six
- horse's ass
- in one's cups
- keep an eye on
- keep one on one's toes
- king
- lucky break
- make believe
- middle ground
- on the nose
- on thin ice
- one of those days
- out of house and home
- out of the blue
- own up
- put one over
- right on
- same old story
- second banana
- smash hit
- so much for
- spill one's guts
- stand a chance
- suck it up
- sure enough
- sure of oneself
- take one's time
- today we are all
- tough nut to crack
- turn over a new leaf
- under one's wing
- under the impression
- walk in the park
- walk in the park
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