Definitions from Wiktionary (call off the dogs)
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
▸ verb: (sports, idiomatic) During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.
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▸ verb: (idiomatic) To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
▸ verb: (sports, idiomatic) During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.
Similar:
call off,
throw to the dogs,
go to the dogs,
hose down,
ease up,
ease off,
let off,
slow one's roll,
get off,
let up,
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