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
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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. …
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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
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call after (shout after someone as they are moving away) I called after you three or four times, but you didn’t hear me. ‘Good luck,’ his mother called after him as he left. envocabulary.com
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bring forward (introduce a subject for discussion) I will bring the matter forward at the next meeting. (move an event to an earlier date or time) We decided to bring the meeting forward from Thursday to Monday so that more people could attend. envocabulary.com
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