Call off

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Definition

To cancel something

Example sentence
They called off the meeting because the manager was sick.
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call off the meeting

call off the wedding

call off the game

call off the trip

call off the search

Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.

She called off the event. ✅ (Correct)

She called the event off. ✅ (Correct)