call down
Britishverb
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Invoke, as from heaven; for example, He called down the wrath of God . [Early 1800s]
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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.
Example Sentences
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"The ambulance didn't go to the address because the emergency medical advisor, thinking it was an abandoned call, closed the call down," Mrs Jevons said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
“So I freaked and I call down the front desk, I go, ‘You gotta call 911!’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
“Are you feeling OK?” one fan shouted as Federer chose not to challenge a close call down, 0-4.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
“I decided I’d call down to the house, and I didn’t get no answer,” she said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2019
We said it with our eyes on the sky, as if it were some fabulous bird we could call down out of the air.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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