It's times like these that call the best out in us.
•These times call out our best effort.
2. to shout out something. •Who called the warning out?
•You should call out a warning to those behind you on the trail.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
ˌcall (sth) ˈout — phrasal verb to shout something when you are trying to get someone s attention ‘In here! she called out.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
call something over — dated read out a list of names to determine those present … Useful english dictionary
put something out of their misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his … New idioms dictionary
put something out of its misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his … New idioms dictionary
put something out of misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his … New idioms dictionary
blurt something out — he blurted out his story Syn: burst out with, exclaim, call out; divulge, disclose, reveal, betray, let slip, give away; informal blab, gush, let on, spill the beans (about), let the cat out of the bag (about) … Thesaurus of popular words
blurt something out — BURST OUT WITH, exclaim, call out; DIVULGE, disclose, reveal, betray, let slip, give away; informal blab, gush, let on, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag; dated ejaculate. → … Useful english dictionary
blurt something out — Syn: burst out with, exclaim, call out, divulge, disclose, reveal, betray, let slip, give away; informal blab, let on, spill the beans … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
hunt something out — ˌhunt sthˈdown/ˈout derived to search for sth until you find it • We hunted down their phone number and gave them a call. • I hunted out my old school photos to show Mary. Main entry: ↑huntderived … Useful english dictionary
call — 1 verb HAVE/USE A NAME 1 (T) be called sth to have a particular name or title: They have a three year old son called Matthew. | What was that book called? 2 (T) to use a particular name or title when you speak to someone: My name s Alan, but you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
call out — verb 1. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy (Freq. 12) I won! he exclaimed Help! she cried I m here, the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost • Syn: ↑exclaim, ↑cry, ↑cry out, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
