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call
1. verb To challenge or confront someone. If your intern keeps coming in late, you need to call her. The moderator finally called the candidate regarding her misleading statements. If the boss thinks you're responsible for the printing mishap, he won't hesitate to call you in front of the rest of the staff.
2. noun A prediction or guess. Whew, look at all that traffic over there! Not taking the highway sure was a good call. Ugh, I can't fall asleep—I think that extra cup of coffee was a bad call. Whoa, good call—73 is the right answer!
3. noun The initial effects of a drug. No, I got the call on that right away—I feel great! How long will it take for me to get the call after that hit? I want to feel better, like, right now. Wow, you got the call on that quick if you're feeling woozy already!
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call
1. n. a decision; a prediction. The market behaved just as you said it would. Good call.
2. tv. to challenge someone. I called him, but he ignored me.
3. n. the early effects of a drug; the beginning of a rush; a rush. (Drugs.) You may not get the call on this stuff for twenty minutes or more.
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call
in/into question To raise doubts about.
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- (it's) time to call it a day
- (it's) time to call it a night
- (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back!
- (something) to call (one's) own
- (well,) butter my butt and call me a biscuit
- a call of nature
- a call to arms
- a close call
- a close shave
- a close shave/call
- a place to call own
- a port of call
- a wake-up call
- a/the call-up to the majors
- above and beyond
- above and beyond the call of duty
- answer nature's call
- answer the call
- answer the call of nature
- anyone's/anybody's call
- at (one's) beck and call
- at beck and call
- at one's beck and call
- at somebody's beck and call
- at someone's beck and call
- bad call
- be (just) a phone call away
- be (someone's) call
- be a tough call
- be a wake-up call
- be anyone's/anybody's call
- be at (one's) beck and call
- be at someone's beck and call
- be called every name in the book
- be called up to the majors
- be on the carpet
- be taking calls
- beck and call
- beyond the call of duty
- booty call
- bring (one) to task
- bring (someone or something) into question
- bring (something) into play
- bring someone to heel
- bring to mind
- bring/call somebody/something to mind
- bring/call/put something into play
- bring/call/throw something into question
- call
- call (a group) together
- call (all) the shots
- call (one) every name in the book
- call (one) forward
- call (one) names
- call (one) on (something)
- call (one) on the carpet
- call (one) over
- call (one) to attention
- call (one) to task
- call (one's) bluff
- call (one's) shots
- call (oneself) a (something)
- call (someone or something) into question
- call (someone or something) to (one's) attention
- call (someone) to heel
- call (something) into being
- call (something) into play
- call (something) square
- call (the) roll
- call a halt
- call a halt to
- call a halt to (something)
- call a lid
- call a meeting
- call a meeting to order and call the meeting to order
- call a spade a spade
- call a spade a spade, to
- call a time-out
- call a/the meeting to order
- call about
- call about (something)
- call again
- call all the shots
- call an audible
- call around
- call at (some place)
- call at some place
- call attention to
- call attention to (someone or something)
- call away
- call back
- call balls and strikes
- call bluff
- call by (a name)
- call by a name
- call dibs (on something)
- call down
- call Earl
- call for
- call for (someone or something)
- call for (someone's) head
- call for blood
- call forth
- call forward
- call girl
- call hogs
- call house
- call hughie
- call in
- call in (one's) chips
- call in (one's) chits
- call in (one's) marker
- call in question
- call in question (something)
- call in question, to
- call in sick
- call in your chips
- call in(to)
- call into
- call into question
- call it a day
- call it a day, to
- call it a draw
- call it a night
- call it a wash
- call it even
- call it quits
- call it quits, to
- call it/them as (one) sees it/them
- call it/them like (one) sees it/them
- call my service
- call names
- call no man happy till he dies
- call of duty
- call of nature
- call off
- call off the dogs
- call off the/(one's) dogs
- call on
- call on (someone or something)
- call on the carpet
- call one's own
- call out
- call over
- call Ralph
- call roll
- call Ruth
- call shotgun
- call somebody names
- call somebody to account
- call somebody's bluff
- call someone names
- call someone out
- call someone's bluff
- call someone's bluff, to
- call something your own
- call square
- call the
- call the burn ward
- call the dogs off
- call the shots
- call the shots/the tune
- call the tune
- call the wambulance
- call time on (something)
- call time on something
- call to
- call to (one)
- call to account
- call to action
- call to attention
- call to mind
- call to order
- call to the bar
- call together
- call up
- call upon
- call upon (someone or something)
- call your own
- call yourself a teacher, friend, etc.?
- callback
- called to straw
- call-girl
- Can I call you?
- Can I have (one) call you?
- can't call (one's) soul (one's) own
- can't call (one's) time (one's) own
- can't call one's soul one's own
- can't call soul own
- catcall
- cattle call
- CF
- CF The CF is from the so-called NATO Phonetic Alphabet.
- Charlie Foxtrot
- clarion call
- close call
- close call/shave, a
- close shave
- cold call
- Could I call you?
- Could I have call you?
- crank call
- crank letter
- cry ruth
- curtain call
- desperate times call for desperate measures
- don't call us, we'll call you
- Don't call us, we'll call you.
- drastic times call for drastic measures
- duty calls
- final call
- first port of call
- get a/the call-up to the majors
- get called on the carpet
- get catcalled
- give (one) a call
- give a ring
- Give me a call
- go above and beyond duty
- go above and beyond the call of duty
- good call
- Good call!
- have a close call
- have a close shave
- have first call
- have first call on (something)
- he who pays the piper calls the tune
- hear the call of the wild
- here's a dime, call someone who cares
- if you can call it that/(something)
- if you could call it that/(something)
- I'll call back later
- Is that what you call it?
- issue a call for
- issue a call for (something)
- it's anyone's/anybody's call
- I've never heard it called that before
- judgment call
- last call
- last port of call
- let's call it a day
- let's call it a draw
- let's call it a wash
- make a call
- make the call
- make the right call
- make the wrong call
- Many are called but few are chosen
- many are called, but few are chosen
- nature calls
- nature's call
- no call for
- no call for (something)
- no salesman will call
- not able to call (one's) time (one's) own
- not able to call time own
- not have a minute to call (one's) own
- on call
- on the carpet, to be/call/put
- pay (someone or something) a call
- pay a call
- pay a call on
- pay a call on (someone or something)
- pay a call to (someone or something)
- pay the piper and call the tune
- place to call (one's) own
- port of call
- prank call
- put (something) in will-call
- put (something) into play
- put in layaway
- put out a call for (someone or something)
- so-called
- somebody call the wambulance
- someone call the wambulance
- take (one) to task
- taking calls
- the call of (something)
- the call of the wild
- throw (something) into question
- Time to call it a day
- Time to call it a night
- too close to call
- tough call
- wake-up call
- what do you call (someone)/it
- what-d'you-call-him/-her/-it/-them
- Who calls the shots here?
- Who calls the shots?
- within call
- You call this (something)?
- You called?
- your call is important to us