call one’s dogs off

(verb) to stop your friends from attacking someone

Example Sentences:

I know that I stole your girlfriend, but you need to call your dogs off. She’s my girlfriend now, and your friends need to leave me alone!

My mother called her dogs off after my uncle apologized for being rude.

A: Are you still fighting with your roommate? I heard you wanted to hurt him.
B: No, I’m calling my dogs off. I don’t want to fight anymore, so I told my friends to stop threatening him.

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Similar idioms:

1. let sleeping dogs lie
2. stop by
3. stop in
4. show-off
5. come down like cats and dogs
6. raining cats and dogs
7. one’s bark is worse than one’s bite
8. make light of
9. have it out with someone
10. have a row with someone
11. get something off your chest
12. badass