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Verb
en-verb|inf=call off the dogs|calls off the dogs|calling off the dogs|called off the dogs

1. idiom To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
2. context|sports|idiom During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.

#: Doing the opponents an obvious favor, the football coach decided to call off the dogs early after his team was up 56-0.

• 2007-09-03 10:35 - Williamsayers79 - en-verb, use context

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