Genres: Coming-of-Age, Ensemble Film, Reunion Films, Comedy Drama; Director: Barry Levinson; Cast: Tim Daly, Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon.
call off. vb (tr, adverb). 1. to cancel or abandon: the game was called off because of rain. 2. to order (an animal or person) to desist or summon away: the man called off his dog.
LAYOFF - A loss of employment due to economic and/or operational factors requiring a workforce reduction. A layoff can be either temporary (when loss of employment is expected to be of a short duration - i.e., 30 calendar days or less) or permanent (when loss of employment is more than 30 days).