Collocations for "calling"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "calling" in context.
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call
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- call your [parents, friend, work]
- call [us, this number] now
- call [the police, a doctor, 911]
- call your [doctor, lawyer]
- call us toll free (at)
- call for (more) information
- call from [your cell, a payphone, the office]
- call or [email, visit, write]
- call me back [later, this evening, after lunch]
- call for [calm, peace, organization, help, assistance]
- (has) called for [an inquiry, an investigation, more funding]
- call to her (for help)
- call out (for help)
- called out to him
- called (out) for her to help me
- calling out for her (mother)
- call in sick
- (just) called to [say, wish you, tell you, ask]
- if you need [me, anything], just call
- call (me) if you need [me, anything, to]
- call [by, before] [3 o'clock]
- called me on [the phone, my cell phone]
- called him up
- called up [my lawyer, a friend]
- call him in for [lunch, dinner]
- called on [Congress, the President, the people] to
- call him across the [room, noise]
- call [up, down] to her
- called [her, their baby] Emma
- [you can, my friends] call me Johnny
- called her [a name, a mean name, names]
- called her a [cheat, liar, traitor]
- (don't) call me [that, baby]
- called him out [on, for, over]
- called out [for, by]
- offensive, slang: I call bullsh*t (on)
- call the shots
- call attention to the [matter, issue, problem] (of)
- (has) called time on his career
- called him up to the [team, squad, cabinet]
- called up (to the team) [by the coach, for the first time, to cover an injury]
- called them to [order, arms]
- you call this a [living, career, life]?
- (let's) call it a day
- I called it!
- (it's) too close to call
- (when) [duty, nature] calls
- a [phone, telephone, conference, prank] call
- a (missed) call from the [doctor, school]
- have a (missed) phone call
- [missed, returned] your call
- a (phone) call to the [doctor]
- just [got off, finished up] a call with the [doctor]
- please return my call
- give me a call when you're [there, home, ready]
- give me a quick call
- transfer your call
- won't answer my calls
- can't take your call (right now)
- missed roll call [today, this morning]
- [firefighters, the police] attended 20 calls (yesterday evening)
- a [wake-up, warning] call
- a call for [information, actors, help, justice]
- a call to [action, worship, arms]
- a call to [say, tell you, let me know]
- the call of duty
- answer the call (for)
- answer the call of nature
- identify [bird, animal] calls
- a [bad, good, controversial] call by the referee
- the [outcome, result, winner] is a close call
- it's your call
- slang: a booty call
'calling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):