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- call after To visit or phone someone briefly, usually on your way somewhere else or soon after an event.
- call around To call several people or places to get information or find someone or something.
- call away To call away means to contact someone and make them leave what they are doing, usually for something urgent.
- call back To call back means to return someone’s phone call or contact them again.
- call down To call down is to criticize or scold someone for doing something wrong.
- call for To call for something means to require it or make it necessary.
- call in To call in means to ask someone to come or to contact a place by phone, or to visit briefly.
- call off To call off something is to cancel it so it will not happen.
- call on To call on someone is to visit them, especially briefly or for a specific purpose.
- call out To call out means to speak loudly or publicly challenge someone or something.
- call round To call round means to visit someone briefly, usually at their home.
- call up To call up means to telephone someone or to make something appear on a screen.
- calm down To calm down means to become less upset, angry, or excited.
- care for To care for someone means to look after them and provide what they need.
- carry away To carry away means to remove something by taking it with you, or to get so excited that you lose self-control.
- carry forward To carry forward means to move something from an earlier time or place to a later one so it can be used or discussed ag…
- carry off To carry off means to succeed in doing something difficult or to take something away by force or quickly.
- carry on “Carry on” most commonly means to continue doing something.
- carry on with To continue doing an activity or task, especially after a pause or interruption.
- carry out To carry out something means to do it or complete it, especially a plan, task, or instruction.