Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call off the dogs

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l of-f the -dogs
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.

verb

During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

calls off the dogs (present, singular) calling off the dogs (participle, present) called off the dogs (participle, past) called off the dogs (past)

Questions

What does call off the dogs mean?
To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.

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