call in
[verb]
Synonyms: summon, call, convene, summons

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

call in phrasal verb (see also call)

1. call somebody/something ↔ in to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation:
The government then called in troops to deal with the disturbances.

2. to telephone somewhere, especially the place where you work, to tell them where you are, what you are doing etc:
Rachael called in sick (=telephoned to say she was too ill to come to work).

3. to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or to ask a question:
Over 2,000 viewers called in with complaints about the bad language used in the programme.

4. call in a loan/debt to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them:
The bank can call in the loan at any time.

5. British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else
call in on/at
Could you call in on Mum on your way home?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ˈcall-in noun [countable]
American English a radio or television programme in which people telephone to give their opinions Synonym : phone-in British English:
a call-in talk show

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

call in
call in (someone)
to demand that someone come to do something specific.
The mayor called in the police to provide extra security for the conference.

I can't afford to call the plumber in every day!

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

call in
1. • call (someone) in
to ask someone for help, to call for special advice
We called in a special doctor to look at the patient.

2. • call (something) in
to collect something for payment, to withdraw something from circulation
The bank decided to call in the business loan.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

call something in
to collect something for payment, to withdraw something from circulation
The bank decided to call in the business loan.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲