call house
Americannoun
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a house or apartment used by prostitutes for arranging or keeping assignations.
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a place at which call girls await telephone calls from customers.
Etymology
Origin of call house
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Democrats will call House lawmakers back to Washington for a vote Monday on Trump’s $2,000 proposal, though it would probably die in the Republican-controlled Senate.
From Seattle Times
On a conference call, House Republican lawmakers complained that Trump threw them under the bus, according to one Republican on the private call and granted anonymity to discuss it.
From Seattle Times
For counseling, housing or child care, call House of Ruth at 202-667-7001.
From Washington Post
On a House Democratic conference call, House committee chairs discussed ideas including: cash payments to individuals; infrastructure investments; expanded Medicaid spending; anti-price-gouging measures; airline industry support; and assistance to local transit agencies and Amtrak, according to a person on the call who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss it.
From Washington Post
In the midst of their arguments, lawmakers on the panel clashed on issues of their own, as Republicans made several unsuccessful parliamentary inquiries and motions, including an effort to call House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., to testify on his committee’s report containing the findings from their impeachment inquiry into the president, which ended last month.
From Fox News
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