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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
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- taper off
- turn against
- turn back
- turn out
- wind down
- zonk out
- all duck or no dinner
- at last
- at one's beck and call
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- by heart
- carry a torch for
- catch a tan
- come hell or high water
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- early bath
- fair and square
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- food chain
- for goodness' sake
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- hang out one's shingle
- in the works
- in touch
- keep a lid on
- keep somebody posted
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- light up
- make headway
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- nuts and bolts
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- one at a time
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