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call down

 
Idioms: call down


1.  Invoke, as from heaven; for example, He called down the wrath of God. [Early 1800s]
2.  call someone down. Scold or reprimand, as in The conductor called her down for playing out of tune. [Mid-1800s] For a synonym, see dress down, def. 1.


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
  Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth


 
 

 

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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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