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Phrase(s): call someone in (for something)
1. to request that someone come to have a talk. • The manager called Karen in for a private meeting. • The police called in Gary for questioning. 2. to request a consultation with a specialist in some field. (The person called probably will not "come in," but will work at another place.) • We will have to call a heart specialist in for a consultation. • We called in another specialist for an opinion., Phrase(s): call someone or something in
1. to call on the special talents, abilities, or power of someone or something. • They had to call a new doctor in. • Yes, they had to call in a specialist. 2. Go to call someone or something into something., Phrase(s): call in (to some place)
to telephone to some central place, such as one’s place of work, as to check for messages. • I have to call in to the office at noon. • I will call in whenever I have a chance., Phrase(s): call something (back) in [and] call something in
to formally request (usually by mail) that something be returned. • The car company called many cars back in for repairs. • They called in a lot of cars., Phrase(s): call something in
Go to call something (back) in.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Summon for help or consultation, as in We've decided to call in a specialist to look at Father. [Second half of 1600s] 2. Withdraw from circulation, as in We're calling in all the old models. [Late 1500s] 3. Communicate by telephone, as in In this office salesmen must call in once a day. [Mid-1900s]
American Heritage Idioms