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call-out

 
Idioms: call out
 


1.  Summon into action or service, as in The governor called out the militia. [Mid-1400s]
2.  Challenge to a fight, as in To avenge the insult, Arthur called him out. This term originated with dueling and is dying out. [Early 1800s]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a challenge to a fight or duel


 
 

 

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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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