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desperate times require desperate measuresAlternative form of desperate times call for desperate measures.Rate it:

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dial injoin or participate in a conference call.Rate it:

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dial upto telephone, to call on the telephoneRate it:

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don't call us, we'll call youA stereotypical request from a hiring organisation to a potential candidate, suggesting that the candidate will not be hired.Rate it:

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don't ring us, we'll ring youSynonym of don't call us, we'll call youRate it:

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drinking holeA bar or other local drinking establishment.Rate it:

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drop a dimeTo make a phone call, usually means calling the pol to report another's activities.Rate it:

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drop somebody a lineTo write, call or visit somebody.Rate it:

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drop the writTo call a federal or provincial election.Rate it:

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Earth toUsed to call the attention of a distracted person.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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evocare undique copiasto call up troops from all sides.Rate it:

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faire l'appelTo call the roll.Rate it:

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faites vos jeuxIn roulette, the call made by the croupier when gamblers can place their bets.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first place to go to start a process.Rate it:

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get thisUsed to emphasize or call attention to the next thing that is said.Rate it:

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go underTo be named; to call oneself.Rate it:

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goodbye cruel worldA call said before taking a stiff drink, especially a shot of vodka.Rate it:

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goodbye, cruel worldA call said before taking a stiff drink, especially a shot of vodka.Rate it:

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hang one's hatTo call a place home.Rate it:

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hang upTo terminate a phone call.Rate it:

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hang up one's bootsRetire, call it a day.Rate it:

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heads upUsed as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention!.Rate it:

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heads-upA warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice.Rate it:

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holla atTo call on a telephone; to contact or maintain contact with.Rate it:

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I'll call the policeIndicates that the speaker is going to call the police, presumably to counter actions from the interlocutor.Rate it:

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il fait son droitHe is studying for the bar.Rate it:

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il lui obéit au doigt et à l'œilHe is at his beck and call.Rate it:

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in the moneyFor an option, having a strike price which makes it profitable to exercise. For a call this is a strike below the market price, or for a put a strike above the market price.Rate it:

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is anyone here a doctorAsked to call upon a doctor to come forth from a group of people.Rate it:

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j'appelle un chat un chatI call a spade a spade. Rate it:

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je ne mâche pas mes motsI don’t mince matters; I call a spade a spade.Rate it:

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knock some sense into his headDepression Expression: During the Depression, there was little empathy for the unemployed. Pundits identified the loafer, the hobo, the bum, the specified lazy-boy, the uninspired, those lacking ambition as needing a wakeup Call.Rate it:

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knock upIn the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.Rate it:

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know from a bar of soapTo know; to be acquainted with (a person).Rate it:

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ladies' loungeA room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar. Rate it:

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last postmilitary bugle callRate it:

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les jeux sont faitsIn roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsIn roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.Rate it:

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life's not all skittles and beerSkittles and Beer refers to the carefree, indulgent bar life; skittles being a British pub game. Thus, life's not all skittles and beer means that not everything is about pleasure.Rate it:

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limp inBefore the flop, to call as opposed to raising.Rate it:

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looney tunesan expression used to call someone crazy or insaneRate it:

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make a big thing out ofTo call attention to or publicize.Rate it:

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making a mountain out of a molehillIn the process of making a judgement call relative to a situation or incident one can easily gather unconfirmed reports, unsubstantiated evidence which can lead to making a mountain out of a molehill.Rate it:

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mettre en questionTo call in question; To doubt.Rate it:

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olly olly oxen freeA call in a children's game to say that players in hiding are free to come out.Rate it:

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omnes ad arma convocareto issue a general call to arms.Rate it:

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on a first-name basisHaving enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surnameRate it:

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on holdWaiting on a telephone call.Rate it:

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