call back |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | communication |
| Source domains: | - |
| Particles: | back |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | call |
| CEFR Levels: | A2 | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | - | Definition: | telephone someone again, or telephone someone who telephoned you earlier Also: ring back | Examples: |
You can call me back. I sent an email to George and he called me back. They’ll text you, or they’ll call you back. She left her phone number, but nobody called her back. At ten o’clock, Harry rang back.
Cambridge English Dictionary: call someone back |
Motivation: |
BACK is returning. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
Slične leksičke jedinice: my lips are sealed, keep something under your hat, not open your mouth, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans