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Phrase(s): call the dogs off
1. Lit. to order hunting or watch dogs to abandon their quarry. • They robber gave up and the guard called the dogs off. • Call off the dogs! 2. Fig. to stop threatening, chasing, or hounding [a person]. • Tell the sheriff to call off the dogs. We caught the robber. • Okay, you’ve caught me! Please call your dogs off!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs