call down
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phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo invoke or summon from a higher power or authority.
The priest called down blessings upon the couple.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo reprimand or scold someone, often publicly or formally.
The manager called down the employee for being late again.
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I Know, But I'm Not Nervous
- You better call down something.
You better call down something.
- You'd better call down something.
You'd better call down something.
A Long and Difficult Journey, or The Odyssey: Crash Course Literature 201
- But then, just when it seems that Odysseus might get away with it, he can't tolerate the idea that No-Man is going to get the credit, so he announces his actual name, causing the cyclops to call down curses upon him, which culminates in all of his men being killed.
But then, just when it seems that Odysseus might get away with it, he can't tolerate the idea that No-Man is going to get the credit, so he announces his actual name, causing the cyclops to call down curses upon him, which culminates in all of his men being killed.
- Cyclops to call down curses on him, which culminates in all of his men being killed.
Cyclops to call down curses on him, which culminates in all of his men being killed.
I should not have liked the world’s first smart home.
- Armstrong would call down to the powerhouse at the other end of the estate, where there was lots of big electrical generating equipment,
Armstrong would call down to the powerhouse at the other end of the estate, where there was lots of big electrical generating equipment,
- Armstrong would call down to the powerhouse at the other end of the estate, where there was lots of big electrical generating equipment.
Armstrong would call down to the powerhouse at the other end of the estate, where there was lots of big electrical generating equipment.
Hotel Employees Reveal Secrets About Hotels
- And when you call down and ask us to deliver condoms, we also know that you're not really a magnum, dude.
And when you call down and ask us to deliver condoms, we also know that you're not really a magnum, dude.