Calling It Off

( cancel it; decide to not do it ... )

You "call it off" when you decide to not do the thing you were planning to do. Example: "I thought you had a date tonight?" Reply: "I did, but we called it off." Another example: "We called it off because she is not feeling well."

When you agree to not do what you were planning to do, you call it off. Example: "What happened to the soccer game?" Reply: "It was called off due to rain." Another example: "I really do not feel like going. Let's call it off."