to call someone
81call-up — call ups 1) ADJ: ADJ n If a person gets their call up papers, they receive an official order to join the armed forces. Syn: draft 2) N COUNT A call up is an occasion on which people are ordered to report for service in the armed forces. The call… …
82call away — To divert the mind • • • Main Entry: ↑call * * * ˌcall ˈaway [transitive] usually passive [present tense I/you/we/they call away he/she/it …
83call somebody back — ˌcall ˈback | ˌcall sb ˈback derived to telephone sb again or to telephone sb who telephoned you earlier • She said she d call back. • I m waiting for someone to call me back with a price. Main entry: ↑callderived …
84call your bluff — call (your) bluff to make someone do what they said they will do. He said he would help, and now his opponents have called his bluff and asked him to provide the funds. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of calling a bluff in a card game (=… …
85call bluff — call (your) bluff to make someone do what they said they will do. He said he would help, and now his opponents have called his bluff and asked him to provide the funds. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of calling a bluff in a card game (=… …
86call up — (someone) 1. to order soldiers to begin active service. The secretary of defense called up more reserves, which brings the total number of troops on active duty to 29,000. 2. to choose someone to play at a higher rank of a sport. Herman was… …
87call the dogs off — If someone calls off their dogs, they stop attacking or criticising someone …
88call-out — n BrE a situation in which someone is called to another person s house or place of business to do repairs, help them etc ▪ The lifeboat has had ten call outs in the past year. ▪ call out charges …
89call after — ˈcall after [transitive] often passive [present tense I/you/we/they call after he/she/it calls after present participle calling after past tense called after …
90someone's chances — someone’s chances phrase the degree to which someone is likely to achieve something If I wanted to get a job in advertising, what do you think my chances would be? someone’s chances of (doing) something: What are their chances of taking the… …
