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Idioms call somebodys bluff to tell somebody to do what they are threatening to do, because you believe that they will not be cruel or brave enough to do it call something into play formal to make use of somethingChess is a game that calls into play all your powers of concentration. call something into question to doubt something or make others doubt something Synonym questionHis honesty has never been called into question. call it a day informal to decide or agree to stop doing somethingAfter forty years in politics I think its time for me to call it a day to retire . call it quits informal 1 to agree to end a contest, disagreement, etc. because both sides seem equal2 to decide to stop doing something call somebody names to use insulting words about somebody call the shots/tune informal to be the person who controls a situation call a spade a spade to say exactly what you think without trying to hide your opinion call time on something British English to say or decide that it is time for something to finish call somebody to account for/over something to make somebody explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it call somebody/something to order to ask people in a meeting to be quiet so that the meeting can start or continue more at be/get called on the carpet at carpet noun, bring/call somebody/something to mind at mind noun, he who pays the piper calls the tune at pay verb, the pot calling the kettle black at pot noun, what-dyou-call-him/-her/-it/-them at what Phrasal verbs call at… British English of a train, etc. to stop at a place for a short timeThis train calls at Didcot and Reading. call somebody away to ask somebody to stop what they are doing and to go somewhere elseShe was called away from the meeting to take an urgent phone call. call back | call somebody back to telephone somebody again or to telephone somebody who telephoned you earlierShe said shed call back.Im waiting for someone to call me back with a price.zurü