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Synonyms

call down

British  

verb

  1. to request or invoke

    to call down God's anger
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call down Idioms  

  1. Invoke, as from heaven; for example, He called down the wrath of God . [Early 1800s]

  2. call someone down . Scold or reprimand, as in The conductor called her down for playing out of tune . [Mid-1800s] For a synonym, see dress down , def. 1.

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"There was nothing here. Only people," cafe owner Ahmed called down from the balcony of an apartment next to the destroyed building.

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Mother Fox called down to Calvin for help, and someone relit a lamp.

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“Mr. Lippincott called down three times asking where his meal was.”

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“We have our landmark,” I call down to him.

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Then there was a hiss and an “Oh!”—the sound of an idea taking shape—and Mal called down.

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