call sb/sth off
— phrasal verb with call uk/kɔːl/us/kɑːl/verb
to order a dog, or sometimes a person, to stop attacking someone or something:
I shouted to him to call his dog off, but he just laughed at me.
Call off your thugs, and I'll show you where the money is.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- behest
- boss
- bossyboots
- chain of command
- charge
- crack the whip idiom
- defy
- demand
- dun
- enjoin
- expect
- forget
- harry
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate
- order sb around
- overbearing
- prescribed
- steamroller
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