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"word": "call off the dogs"
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"text": "After four months, the police called off the search for the missing boy.",
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{
"ref": "1937, “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off”, Ira Gershwin (lyrics), George Gershwin (music)",
"text": "You say either and I say either, / You say neither and I say neither / Either, either Neither, neither / Let's call the whole thing off",
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},
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"ref": "2022 September 21, “Network News: Unions postpone action during period of national mourning”, in RAIL, number 966, page 15",
"text": "National rail strikes by ASLEF members on September 15 and by RMT members on September 15 and 19 were immediately called off.",
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"To recall; to cancel or call a halt to."
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"(transitive) To recall; to cancel or call a halt to."
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "odvolat"
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"_dis1": "100 0",
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"sense": "to cancel",
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gačereba",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "გაჩერება"
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"sense": "to cancel",
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"roman": "šec̣q̇veṭa",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "შეწყვეტა"
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"sense": "to cancel",
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "odwołać"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cancel",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otzyvatʹ",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "отзывать"
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"_dis1": "100 0",
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"roman": "otmenjatʹ",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "отменять"
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{
"_dis1": "100 0",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to cancel",
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"_dis1": "100 0",
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to cancel",
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidminjáty",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "відміня́ти"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "vidklykáty",
"sense": "to cancel",
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"To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work."
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"(intransitive) To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work."
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"word": "call off"
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"word": "call-off"
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"word": "call off the dogs"
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"text": "If you want me to call off the dog, then get off my land.",
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},
{
"text": "After four months, the police called off the search for the missing boy.",
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},
{
"ref": "1937, “Let's Call the Whole Thing Off”, Ira Gershwin (lyrics), George Gershwin (music)",
"text": "You say either and I say either, / You say neither and I say neither / Either, either Neither, neither / Let's call the whole thing off",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 September 21, “Network News: Unions postpone action during period of national mourning”, in RAIL, number 966, page 15",
"text": "National rail strikes by ASLEF members on September 15 and by RMT members on September 15 and 19 were immediately called off.",
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"(transitive) To recall; to cancel or call a halt to."
],
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},
{
"word": "withcall"
}
],
"tags": [
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"To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work."
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"(intransitive) To telephone in one's notice of a day's absence from work."
],
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"word": "call in sick"
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],
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],
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "odvolat"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "perua"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gačereba",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "გაჩერება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šečereba",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "შეჩერება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šec̣q̇veṭa",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "შეწყვეტა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "absagen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "odwołać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "cancelar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otzyvatʹ",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "отзывать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otmenjatʹ",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "отменять"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "cancelar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "terminar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "parar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "iptal"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidminjáty",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "відміня́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidklykáty",
"sense": "to cancel",
"word": "відклика́ти"
}
],
"word": "call off"
}
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