To call off

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to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the attention; to call off workmen from their employment.

See also: Call

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Avocate Avocative blast-off call call back call down call for call forth call in call it a day call it quits call off call on call out call up call upon cancel Devocation on call			Ref Craig Thomson was forced to call off the First Division match just 90 minutes before kick-off due to a flooded park - to the fury of Pars fans who made the lengthy trip. Pars fury over late call off by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) The decision to call off the latest strikes was made after a meeting between the FBU and the fire authority yesterday. 999 CREWS IN BONFIRE TRUCE; Breakthrough as strike called off by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) The band's midweek gig at the national stadium left the pitch in such a bad state that Queen's Park had to call off the game with Albion Rovers yesterday. SUNDAY MUDDY SUNDAY; EXCLUSIVE by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			To burn a bowl To burn a card To burn daylight To burn in effigy To burn one's fingers To burn out To burn the midnight oil To burn up To bury the hatchet To buy again To buy gapeseed To buy in To buy off To buy on credit To buy out To buy the refusal To call (any one) names To call a bond To call a party To call back To call down To call for To call forth To call in To call names To call off To call on To call out To call over To call the roll To call to account To call to mind To call to order To call to the bar To call up To cap the climax To care for To carry all before one To carry arms To carry away To carry coals To carry coals to Newcastle To carry off To carry on To carry one's point To carry out to carry the ball To carry the wind To carry through To carry up To carry weight			To burn daylight To burn in effigy To burn one's fingers To burn out To burn the midnight oil To burn up To bury the hatchet to buy a new wardrobe for To buy again To buy gapeseed To buy in To buy off To buy on credit To buy out To buy the refusal To call (any one) names To call a bond To call a party To Call Back To Call Back To call down To call for To call forth To call in To call names To call off To call on To call out To call over to call own to call own to call own to call own to call own to call own To call the roll To call to account To call to mind To call to order To call to the bar To call up to cap it all To cap the climax To care for To carry all before one To carry arms To carry away To carry coals To carry coals to Newcastle To carry off To carry on To carry one's point To carry out to carry the ball To carry the wind

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