| Call at |
visit a place to meet |
I called at the residence of my boss yesterday. |
| call back |
To return a phone call |
Could please call back in ten minutes? |
| Call for |
demand, require |
For the unity of the country discipline among the people is called for. |
| Call in/call out |
send for help |
The police were called in without delay by the residents |
| call off |
To cancel |
The game was called off because of bad weather. |
| Call on |
go and visit a person |
It is a tradition for the Prime minister to call on the President. |
| Call out |
ask to come |
The National guard has been called out. |
| Call up |
to telephone, recall |
Many of my friends called me up to congratulate me |
| Call upon |
appeal, exhort |
He was called upon to prove the correctness of the press reports. |
| calm down |
To become more relaxed, less angry or upset |
It took Kylie several hours to calm down after she saw the accident. |
| Carry away by |
lose control |
On hearing the news of his success he was carried away by joy. |
| carry on |
To continue |
The soldiers carried on walking in order to get to their post before dark. |
| carry out |
To do something as specified (a plan, an order, a threat) |
His orders were carried out to the letter. |
| Cast away |
throw away as useless |
We usually give our servants the old clothes we cast away. |
| Cast down |
dejected, down cast |
Now a days he is cast down as a result of his failure in the examination. |
| Cast off |
release, remove |
Organization must cast off old fashioned practices in order to survive. |
| Catch up |
To update oneself with the past and present events |
It has been a really long time since we met. We should definitely?catch up. |
| Catch up with |
make up for deficiency, overtake |
He remained ill for many days but caught up with the pending work very soon. |
| check in |
To register at a hotel or airport |
They said I must check in at least three hours before my flight. |
| check out |
To pay one's bill and leave (a hotel) |
Donna checked out of the hotel this morning. |
| Cheer up |
To become happy |
The little boy fell down but he cheered up soon after. |
| clam up |
To refuse to speak |
When the police started asking questions, the suspect?clammed up. |
| clamp down on |
To act strictly to prevent something |
The local authorities have decided to?clamp down on?illegal parking in handicapped parking places. |
| Clean up |
To tidy |
Tommy was asked to clean up the hall after his play time. |
| Come about |
happen |
It is not good that such an unfortunate accident came about. |
| come across |
To find by chance |
I was cleaning up and came across some old photos of you. |
| Come by |
get |
How have you come by such a precious diamond? |
| come forward |
To present oneself |
Has the owner of the winning lotto ticket come forward? |
| Come of |
belong to |
Reeta comes of a family of freedom fighters. |
| Come off |
take place as arranged, fade, get separated |
I was surprised to see that plaster had come off the walls. |
| Come over |
get over |
You can come over your problems by honest means. |
| Come round |
agree, recover from illness |
My father at first refused to let me continue study but he came round in the end. |
| Come upon |
come across |
My friend came upon he evidence just by chance. |
| Cope with |
manage |
They coped with all their problems cheerfully. |
| count on |
To rely or depend on (for help) |
You can count on me to keep your secret. |
| Cut down |
curtail, reduce |
Since you are out of job these days, you must cut dozen your expenditure. |
| cut down on |
To reduce in number or size |
I've decided to cut down on the amount of sweets I eat. |
| Cut off |
discontinue, die, remove |
Gas supplies have now been cut off. |
| cut out |
To remove using scissors |
She cut out a coupon from the newspaper. |
| Cut up |
distressed, cut into small pieces |
She was cut up because she had been scolded by her teacher. |
