Call off the dogs

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.

2.VerbDuring 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."

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