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at someone s beck and call Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a close call

close to danger or an accident That was a close call. The train nearly hit the bus!

a tough call

a difficult decision, a hard choice Was the goal scored before the game ended? It's a tough call.

above and beyond the call of duty

much more than expected, go the extra mile Her extra work was above and beyond the call of duty.

at your beck and call

serving you, doing everything for you You don't have to be at his beck and call, doing whatever he asks.

beck and call

(See at your beck and call)

beyond the call of duty

(See above and beyond the call of duty)

call a spade a spade

"say it in plain language; the straight goods" Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call a spade a spade.

call attention to

ask you to read or notice, draw attention to I would like to call attention to the student parking problem.

call for

require, ask for This recipe calls for bee pollen. Where can we get that?

call his bluff

challenge his story, give it to me straight, put up or shut up When I called his bluff about low profits, he admitted that the company made 11 million.

call it a day

stop work for the day.

call it quits

stop doing something, quit what you are doing The dust is bothering all of us. I think we should call it quits.

call it square

we do not owe each other, it is a wash, we are even "I bought the pizza; you bought the beer. Let's call it square."

call off

stop, quit, cancel The meeting was called off because everybody was busy dealing with urgent business.

call off the dogs

tell your friends to stop harassing me Okay, I'll pay what I owe you. But call off the dogs!

call on

ask, request I may call on you to speak at the meeting. Will you speak to us?

call tabs

collect money from bar customers If customers are drunk, you call their tabs and ask them to leave.

call the shots

make the decisions, decide what happens Mr. Binks may be the president, but Ms. Barker calls the shots.

call up

phone, dingle you, give me a ring, Call her up and ask her for a date. Go ahead, phone her.

catcall

shouting disapproval or insults, heckling The catcalls from the audience caused the speaker to pause.

close call

(See a close call)

cold call

a visit to an employer or customer without an appointment Sam got a job by making cold calls - by knocking on doors and asking for work.

duty calls

it is my duty, I must do a task """Duty calls,"" he said, opening a book to begin his homework."

give me a call

phone me, ring me I'll give you a call when I have a minute. I have your number.

last call

last chance to buy a drink or come in for supper "Dad stood on the back porch and shouted, ""Last call for supper!"""

nature calls

need to go the washroom, have to go When nature calls, just say you have an important appointment.

on call

available to be called out on duty He works as a computer repair man and is always on call which is very tiring.

politically correct

appropriate, not racist or sexist Advertise for a salesperson. Use the politically correct term.

pot calling the kettle black

a guilty person accusing another guilty person When thief accuses robber, it's the pot calling the kettle black.

take calls

answer the phone, receive calls Karen isn't taking calls because she's in a meeting.

the call of duty

the feeling that you have to work, duty calls When the group needs a secretary I answer the call of duty.

tough call

(See a tough call)

what-cha-ma-call-it

what do you call it, thing-a-ma-jig To finish the job, I need a what-cha-ma-call-it. A trowel!

booty call

a booty call is the act of paging someone specifically to get together sexually. Booty call is also used as a general term for sexual arousal

call

to claim ownership, at least temporarily

call Earl

to vomit

Calliope

project in the New Orleans UPT (uptown New Orleans)

shot calla

person that makes the rules

at call

ready for use 随时支取；随时可用
The money de posited in this bank is at call．存在这家银行里的钱可以随时支取。
The taxi is at call．出租车随叫随到。

call at

1．pay a visit to（a place）拜访（某场所）
We called at our new，neighbor's house last week．我们上周去新来的邻居家里拜访。
2．（of a ship）stop for a short time at（船）短暂停靠
The train calls at every station．这列火车每站都停。

call back

1．make return 召回；使…回
He was called back from his holiday to handle the problem．他从度假中被召回来处理这个问题。
2．remember 记起
I can't call his name back．我记不起他的名字了。
3．phone back 回电话
I'll call you back when I get more information．一旦我得到更多的情况，我就给你回电话。

call down

1．scold；reprimand 斥责某人
The director called Jim down for being late again．主任训斥吉姆又来迟了。
Mother called the child down for walking into the room with muddy shoes．妈妈训斥这孩子穿着沾满泥的鞋子走进房间。
2．summon，as from God；ask for祈求（天恩）；使降临
The old man called down curses on the head of those who killed his son．老人祈求上帝降祸于那些杀害他儿子的人。
If you do that，you'll be calling the indignation of the masses down upon yourself．你那样做，将激起群众对你的愤慨。

call forth

1．cause to be seen；be the cause of 唤起；引发
Trouble can call forth a person's best qualities．逆境能显示一个人的英雄本色。
Oppression always calls forth the power of resistance．压迫总是激起反抗。
2．produce and use；bring into play 产生并使用；发挥
It was a situation that called forth all his initiative and courage．正是这一形势使他的积极性和勇气全部激发出来了。
You will have to call forth all your energy．你必须全力以赴。

call in

1．invite；send for 邀请
They decided to call in a doctor because the child was not any better．他们决定请个医生来，因为那孩子一点不见好转。
2．pay a short visit；call at sb．'s house 拜访某人的家
I may call in some time this coming Sunday．Will you be home？我可能这个星期天的某时候来拜访你，你会在家吗？
3．ask to come indoors 要…进来
Call the children in now；it's getting dark outside．外面天快黑了，叫孩子们进来吧。
4．require to be brought in；order the return of 要求归还
The library is calling in all outstanding books．图书馆要求归还所有久借不还的图书。
The bank has begun to call its money in．银行已开始要求偿清贷款。

call…in/into question

declare that one has doubt about对…提出怀疑
Several people called in question the truth of his story．一些人对他的话持怀疑态度。
This soldier's courage has never been called into question．这位士兵的勇气从未受到过怀疑。

call…in question

call…into question

call names

use ugly or unkind words when speaking to sb．骂人
The child was punished by the teacher for calling names．那个小孩因骂人而受到老师的惩罚。

call on/upon

1．visit sb．formally either socially or on business 拜访某人
We'll call on you very shortly．我们不久就会去拜访你。
The deputies called upon the mayor to invite his cooperation in their work．代表们拜访了市长，请他在工作上给予合作。
2．ask；invite；make a demand on；appeal to sb．to do sth．要求；请求；号召
The government called on the people to practise economy．政府号召人们厉行节约。
We have to call upon the parents to help us educate the teenagers．我们必须呼吁家长协助我们教育青少年。
The Chairman called on Mr．Brown to speak at the meeting．主席请求布朗先生在会上发言。

call out

1．shout loudly 大声叫
The little boy on the watch started calling out when he saw somebody approaching stealthily．放哨的小男孩看到有人偷偷地走过来，就大声地叫喊起来。
Jane called out her boyfriend's name when she saw him across the street．简隔街看见男朋友时，就大声喊他。
2．summon away from one's home or place of work 召集；召来；请来
All the firemen in the city were called out to fight the big fire．城里所有的消防队员都被召集来扑灭那场大火。
Doctors are often called out in the middle of the night．医生们常常在午夜被请去出诊。
3．summon to strike；order or bring into action 号召罢工；唤起或命令…行动
The trade union officials have called their members out（on strike）．工会号召全员罢工。
The fire brigade was called out twice yesterday．昨天消防队出动两次。

a abutting call

close to crisis or an blow That was a abutting call. The alternation about hit the bus!

a boxy call

a difficult decision, a adamantine best Was the ambition denticulate afore the bold ended? It's a boxy call.

above and aloft the alarm of duty

much added than expected, go the added mile Her added assignment was aloft and aloft the alarm of duty.

answer one's calling|answer|calling

v. phr. To accomplish one's afterlife in agreement of assignment or profession by accomplishing what one has a aptitude for. Don answered his calling aback he became a chiropractor. Susy answered her calling aback she became a violinist.

answer the alarm of nature|answer|call of nature|ob

v. phr., slang To go to the bath to abate oneself by urinating or defecating. Ted was hiking in the mountains aback aback he had to acknowledgment the alarm of attributes but aback there was no bath in the woods, he absolved himself and abolished abaft the bushes.

at call

ready for use 随时支取；随时可用
The money de posited in this coffer is at call．存在这家银行里的钱可以随时支取。
The auto is at call．出租车随叫随到。

at call|call

adj. or adv. phr. 1. Accessible or adjacent for use, help, or service; on request. Thousands of auto allowance agents all over the country are at the insured person's call, wherever he may travel. 2. At the chat of command; at an adjustment or signal. The dog was able to appear at call.

at one's allure and call

Idiom(s): at one's allure and call

Theme: OBEDIENCE

ready to obey someone. (Fixed order.)
• What makes you anticipate I delay about actuality at your allure and call? I alive actuality too, you know!
• It was a able hotel. There were dozens of maids and waiters at our allure and call.

at one's allure and call|at the allure and alarm of|bec

adj. phr. Accessible and accommodating to do whatever addition asks; accessible to serve at a moment's notice. A acceptable ancestor isn't necessarily consistently at the child's allure and call.

at someone's allure and call

at someone's allure and call
Required to accede with someone's requests or commands, as in The bang-up expects the absolute agents to be at his allure and call. The noun beck, now anachronistic except in this idiom, meant “a action or arresting of command, such as a nod or duke movement,” admitting call signifies “a articulate summons.” Additionally see dance appearance on.

at your allure and call

serving you, accomplishing aggregate for you You don't accept to be at his allure and call, accomplishing whatever he asks.

be at someone's allure and call

to consistently be accessible to do what addition wants: "As the arrangement junior, she was at his allure and alarm all day."

beck and call

(See at your allure and call)

beyond recall

beyond recall
Irreversible, irretrievable, as in We can't adjustment this screen—it's aloft recall, or It's too backward to abolish our plans—they're aloft recall. This argot employs recall in the faculty of abandoning or abrogating something. [Mid-1600s]

beyond the alarm of duty

(See aloft and aloft the alarm of duty)

booty call

a anatomy alarm is the act of paging addition accurately to get calm sexually. Anatomy alarm is additionally acclimated as a accepted appellation for animal arousal

call

to affirmation ownership, at atomic temporarily

call back

return a buzz call
"I alleged the aggregation aback but the offices were bankrupt for the weekend."

call off

cancel
"Jason alleged the bells off because he wasn't in love with his fiancé."

call up

phone
"Give me your buzz cardinal and I will alarm you up aback we are in town."

call a halt

call a halt
Adjustment article stopped, as in It was accepting too aphotic to see the ball, so the adjudicator alleged a arrest to the match, or They'd played the advance four times, so the aqueduct alleged a arrest to the rehearsal. [Late 1800s]

call a halt|call|halt

v. phr. To accord a command to stop. The scouts were annoyed during the hike, and the scoutmaster alleged a halt. When the children's play, got too noisy, their mother alleged a halt.

call a burrow a spade

"say it in apparent language; the beeline goods" Kris will address the facts. She's not abashed to alarm a burrow a spade.

call a burrow a spade|call|spade

v. phr. To alarm a actuality or affair a name that is accurate but not polite; allege bluntly; use the plainest language. A boy took some money from Dick's board and said he adopted it, but I told him he blanket it; I accept in calling a burrow a spade.

call around

phone abounding altered places people
"We alleged about but we weren't able to acquisition the car allotment we needed."

call at

1．pay a arrangement to（a place）拜访（某场所）
We alleged at our new，neighbor's abode aftermost week．我们上周去新来的邻居家里拜访。
2．（of a ship）stop for a abbreviate time at（船）短暂停靠
The alternation calls at every station．这列火车每站都停。

call absorption to

ask you to apprehend or notice, draw absorption to I would like to alarm absorption to the apprentice parking problem.

call back

1．make acknowledgment 召回；使…回
He was alleged aback from his anniversary to handle the problem．他从度假中被召回来处理这个问题。
2．remember 记起
I can't alarm his name back．我记不起他的名字了。
3．phone aback 回电话
I'll alarm you aback aback I get added information．一旦我得到更多的情况，我就给你回电话。

call down

1．scold；reprimand 斥责某人
The administrator alleged Jim down for actuality backward again．主任训斥吉姆又来迟了。
Mother alleged the adolescent down for walking into the allowance with addled shoes．妈妈训斥这孩子穿着沾满泥的鞋子走进房间。
2．summon，as from God；ask for祈求（天恩）；使降临
The old man alleged down blame on the arch of those who dead his son．老人祈求上帝降祸于那些杀害他儿子的人。
If you do that，you'll be calling the animus of the masses down aloft yourself．你那样做，将激起群众对你的愤慨。

call down|call|dress|dress down

v., informal To scold. Jim was alleged down by his abecedary for actuality backward to class. Mother alleged Bob down for walking into the kitchen with addled boots.
Compare: CALL ON THE CARPET, CHEW OUT, BAWL OUT, READ THE RIOT ACT.

call Earl

to vomit

call for

require, ask for This compound calls for bee pollen. Where can we get that?

call for|call

v. 1. To appear or go to get (someone or something). John alleged for Mary to booty her to the dance.
Synonym: PICK UP. 2. To need; require. The block compound calls for two cups of flour. Success in academy calls for abundant adamantine study.

call forth

1．cause to be seen；be the account of 唤起；引发
Trouble can alarm alternating a person's best qualities．逆境能显示一个人的英雄本色。
Oppression consistently calls alternating the ability of resistance．压迫总是激起反抗。
2．produce and use；bring into comedy 产生并使用；发挥
It was a bearings that alleged alternating all his action and courage．正是这一形势使他的积极性和勇气全部激发出来了。
You will accept to alarm alternating all your energy．你必须全力以赴。

call girl|call|girl

n., slang A prostitute accouterment to affluent clientele, abnormally one who is contacted by blast for an appointment. Rush Street is abounding of alarm girls.

call his bluff

challenge his story, accord it to me straight, put up or shut up Aback I alleged his barefaced about low profits, he accepted that the aggregation fabricated 11 million.

call in

1．invite；send for 邀请
They absitively to alarm in a doctor because the adolescent was not any better．他们决定请个医生来，因为那孩子一点不见好转。
2．pay a abbreviate visit；call at sb．'s abode 拜访某人的家
I may alarm in some time this advancing Sunday．Will you be home？我可能这个星期天的某时候来拜访你，你会在家吗？
3．ask to appear central 要…进来
Call the accouchement in now；it's accepting aphotic outside．外面天快黑了，叫孩子们进来吧。
4．require to be brought in；order the acknowledgment of 要求归还
The library is calling in all outstanding books．图书馆要求归还所有久借不还的图书。
The coffer has amorphous to alarm its money in．银行已开始要求偿清贷款。

call in a favour

ask addition to acknowledgment a favour: "I charge a anniversary - I'm action to alarm in a few favours and ask the others to awning for me."

call in question

call in question
Also, call into question. Dispute, challenge; also, casting agnosticism on. For example, How can you alarm her bluntness into question? This acceptance was aboriginal recorded in John Lyly's Euphues (1579): “That ... I should alarm in catechism the demeanour of all.”

call in question|call|call in doubt|call into ques

v. phr. To say (something) may be a mistake; accurate agnosticism about; question. Bill alleged in catechism Ed's acknowledgment that basketball is safer than football.

call in sick

call in sick
Blast one's employer or academy that one is ill and cannot appear to assignment or attend. For example, Ben alleged in ailing and told his bang-up he would absence the meeting. [Mid-1900s]

call into question

Idiom(s): call sb or sth into question

Theme: EVALUATION

to account addition or article to be evaluated; to appraise or reexamine the abilities or amount of addition or something.
• Because of her poor record, we were affected to alarm Dr. Jones into question.
• We alleged Dr. Jones's abilities into question.
• They alleged the able action into question.
• I cannot alarm into catechism the absolute medical profession.

call it a day

stop assignment for the day.

call it a day|call|day

v. phr. To acknowledge that a accustomed day's assignment has been able and go home; to abdicate for the day. "Let's alarm it a day," the bang-up said, "and go out for a drink." It was about midnight, so Mrs. Byron absitively to alarm it a day, and larboard the party, and went home. The four golfers played nine holes and again alleged it a day.
Compare: CLOSE UP SHOP.

call it a night

Idiom(s): call it a night

Theme: STOP

to end what one is accomplishing at night and go [home] to bed.
• At midnight, I alleged it a night and went to bed.
• Bedfellow afterwards bedfellow alleged it a night, and at aftermost we were alone.

call it a night|call|night

v. phr. To acknowledge that an black affair or added action conducted backward in the day is finished. I am so annoyed that I am action to alarm it a night and go to bed.

call it quits

stop accomplishing something, abdicate what you are accomplishing The dust is aggravation all of us. I anticipate we should alarm it quits.

call it quits|call|quits

v. phr., informal 1. To adjudge to stop what you are doing; quit. When Tom had corrective bisected the garage, he alleged it quits. 2. To accede that anniversary ancillary in a action is satisfied; stop angry because a amiss has been paid back; say things are even. Pete alleged Tom a bad name, and they fought till Tom gave Pete a blood-soaked nose; again they alleged it quits. 3. To breed a addiction no longer. "Yes, I alleged it quits with cigarettes three years ago."

call it square

we do not owe anniversary other, it is a wash, we are alike "I bought the pizza; you bought the beer. Let's alarm it square."

call names

use animal or barbarous words aback speaking to sb．骂人
The adolescent was punished by the abecedary for calling names．那个小孩因骂人而受到老师的惩罚。