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don't
call
us, we'll
call
you
A stereotypical request from a hiring organisation to a potential candidate, suggesting that the candidate will not be hired.
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call
a spade a spade
To speak the truth; to say things as they really are.
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call
off the carpet
To get away from
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call
on
To visit somebody; to pay a
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call
up
An order to report for military service.
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call
off
To re
call
; to cancel or
call
a halt to.
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call
out
To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
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call
in
To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
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call
in
To summon someone, especially for help or advice.
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call
on
In a classroom, to select a student.
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call
it quits
To conclude; to quit or stop an activity.
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call
out
To specify, especially in detail.
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call
in
To withdraw something from sale or circulation.
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call
out
To order into service; to summon into service.
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call
out
To arrange for a professional to
call
at your home for some purpose.
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call
out
To challenge.
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desperate times
call
for desperate measures
In adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.
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at one's beck and
call
In servitude to; at one’s command.
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call
'em as one sees 'em
To candidly and honestly express an opinion or viewpoint.
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cattle
call
An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large number of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
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above and beyond the
call
of duty
Extremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.
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be at one's beck and
call
To be in the position of serving someone in any way they desire, usually unwillingly.
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beck and
call
Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.
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beyond the
call
of duty
Alternative form of above and beyond the
call
of duty.
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call
forth
To induce, inspire.
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call
it a day
To cease the activity for the day.
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call
it a day
To retire.
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call
it a night
To cease what one has been doing for the night.
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call
it a night
To go to bed to sleep.
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call
it even
To declare debts resolved or favors or other exchange equitable.
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call
off the dogs
During a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.
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call
off the dogs
To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
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call
on
To request or ask of somebody; to select for a task.
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call
on
To correct; to point out an error or untruth.
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call
out
Yell, Scream, Bellow, or utilize P.A. system or any viable means to summon HELP or summon individuals by name, number I.D. rating, rank, or any viable identifier.
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call
someone's bluff
To take action on the basis that another person is bluffing.
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call
the shots
To make the decisions;to be in charge;to give orders.
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call
to account
To challenge or contest; to hold answerable for.
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call
to the bar
Admission to practice in the courts.
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call
to the bar
To admit (someone) to practice in the courts.
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first port of
call
The first place to go to start a process.
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first port of
call
The first port that a vessel
call
s in at after the start of a voyage.
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tough
call
A choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.
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all hands on deck!
Nautical
call
for all ships crew to come topside and man their usual station. Work challenge or approaching gale threatens safety of crew and vessel.
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drop a dime
To make a phone
call
, usually means
call
ing the police to report another's activities.
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ring in
To make a phone
call
to one's usual place of work.
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ring back
To return a phone
call
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ring back
To make another phone
call
to the same person.
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ring round
To
call
a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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ring up
To telephone, to
call
on the telephone.
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