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call off the show

[kɔːl ɔf ðə ʃoʊ]
verb phrase
cancelar o show
1. to cancel or postpone a scheduled performance, event, or entertainment program
The band had to call off the show due to the lead singer's illness.
A banda teve que cancelar o show devido à doença do vocalista.
2. to stop a performance or event that has already begun
The concert organizers decided to call off the show when the storm arrived.
Os organizadores do concerto decidiram cancelar o show quando a tempestade chegou.
NYC Slang
bail on the gig
Synonyms
cancel the showpostpone the showabandon the showscrap the show
Antonyms
go ahead with the showproceed with the show

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
cancelar o show
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
cancelar a apresentação
alternative using 'apresentação'
São Paulo
desistir do show
less formal, meaning to abandon or give up on the show
Portugal
cancelar o espectáculo
uses 'espectáculo' instead of 'show'

Related Idioms & Phrases

call it a night
pull the plug
rain check
put on hold
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