Definition of Call off the dogs

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To ease up on after inflicting great punishment. ¹

2. Verb. (context: sports idiomatic) During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Call Off The Dogs

call history
call in
call into question
call it a day
call it a night
call it as one sees it
call it even
call it quits
call letters
call loan
call mark
call names
call number
call off
call off the dogs (current term)
call on
call on the carpet
call one's bluff
call option
call originator
call out
call outs
call premium
call screening
call sign
call signs
call someone's bluff
call stack
call stacks

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