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词组 call off the dogs
释义
Idiom
call off the dogs
to cause people to stop attacking or criticizing someone.
It's time to call off the dogs and let her get back to doing her job.
idiomcall off the dogsto tell someone to stop criticizing, attacking, or causing trouble for someone else, especially in a legal case:Before I agree to give you the dealer's name, you have to promise to call off the dogs.The lawyers convinced Rivera to call off the dogs, and the two men agreed to settle out of court.

call off the/(one's) dogs

1. To stop disparaging or otherwise behaving aggressively toward someone. I know you wish I were a doctor, dad, but call off the dogs for one night. I'll tell you anything you want to know, just call off your dogs!
2. To stop someone else from disparaging or otherwise behaving aggressively toward another person. Your mother won't stop interrogating me—can you please call off the dogs?

call off the dogs

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call off your dogs

If someone calls off the dogs or calls off their dogs, they stop criticizing or attacking someone or encouraging other people to criticize or attack someone. Lenders will be ordered to call off the dogs, especially for families struggling to pay their mortgage through unemployment. Maybe he'll call off his dogs now that he knows I'm not taking his money. Note: The dogs referred to here are dogs used for hunting.

call off the (or your) dogs

stop attacking or persecuting someone or causing others to do so on your behalf.
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