The Big Book of English Gerunds & Infinitives, Prepositions, and Phrasal Verbs for ESL and English Learners by Thomas Celentano

The Big Book of English Gerunds & Infinitives, Prepositions, and Phrasal Verbs for ESL and English Learners by Thomas Celentano

Author:Thomas Celentano
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ielts, esl, esol, learn english, english grammar, toeic, toefl, ged, english expressions, english phrasal verbs
Publisher: Thomas Celentano
Published: 2020-12-31T00:00:00+00:00


Call in (separable):

(1) Request to assemble, as in this example: The manager called in the workers for a meeting.

(2) To make a telephone call usually in a business or formal setting, as in this example: Jon didn’t feel well so he called in sick.

More examples:

(1) The military officer called in his best soldiers to fight the attackers.

(2) The repairman called in his parts order to the warehouse.

Call off (separable):

(1) To cancel or postpone, as in this example: They called off the concert because of the bad weather.

(2) Request that someone or something stops doing something and returns, as in this example: The military commander called off his troops because the enemy had run away.

More examples:

(2) The policeman called off his police dog after the thief surrendered.

Meaning, the policeman gave the dog the command to attack the thief. When the thief surrendered, then the policeman ordered the dog to stop attacking.



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