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call down
verb
to request or invoke
to call down God's anger
Idioms and Phrases
Invoke, as from heaven; for example, He called down the wrath of God . [Early 1800s]
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
“I’m hoping to get called down. I think my chances are really great,” he says.
A sheriff’s helicopter arrived and repeatedly called down to the suspect over a loudspeaker advising him to surrender, Klumpp said.
If the alarm rang outside business hours, someone would need to call down a list of seismologists until someone agreed to come in.
The Angels needed a starting pitcher this week They called down to double A. They summoned someone who was not Dana.
Lily called down the stairs that lunch was ready.
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