no call for

Idioms  

1. Also, no call to. No requirement or reason for doing something, as in There was no call for your condescending suggestions; she knew quite well what to do. This idiom, first recorded in 1779, uses call in the sense of “duty” or “need.” The variant is always used with a verb, as in There was no call to get the police involved because it's a simple dispute between neighbors.

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no call for

And no call for the kinds of organized protests for which Black celebrities of yesteryear were renowned, and which often achieved complex outreach goals.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2025

There was no call for a Stokes special in the England Test captain's first appearance for two months.

From BBC ● May 17, 2024

It said industry standards call for using a rubber or similar prop gun during the setup that was happening, and there was no call for a real gun.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

If 40 percent of corn all of a sudden has nowhere to go because there’s no call for ethanol, would growers rethink what they’re growing?

From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021

I heard no signal and no call for silence; it simply stopped, cut off, as if a door had slammed shut on a playroom filled with children.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok