English Vocabulary

 barn door close the barn door after the horse has bolted (act too late; try to prevent a problem that has already occurred) After the burglary, they installed security cameras, but it’s closing the barn door after the horse has bolted. envocabulary.com

  call for (say publicly that something must happen or be done) Health experts call for a ban on all cigarette advertising. (require something as necessary or appropriate) Success in exams calls for more study. The job calls for computer skills. call for  British English (go to a place in …

  call down (criticize someone angrily) The teacher wanted to call me down for being late, but he didn’t. Mom called Molly down for playing loud music at all hours. envocabulary.com

  call back (command to come back) They asked the government to call back the troops from Saudi Arabia. call back (phone again at a later time) I’ll call back at a more convenient time. call back  British English (return to a place) I’ll call back later to collect you. …

  call away (ask someone to come away from a place) They called me away from the meeting to deal with an emergency. Don’t try to call me away when I’m in the middle of the class. envocabulary.com