LEXICAL NOTEBOOK
I. CALL
call someone or something in
1. to call on the special talents, abilities, or power of
someone or something.They had to call a new doctor in. Yes, they
had to call in a specialist. 2. Go to call someone or something
into something. See also: call
call someone in (for something)
1. to request that someone come to have a talk. The manager
called Karen in for a private meeting. The police called in Gary
for questioning. 2. to request a consultation with a specialist in
some field. (The person called probably will not "come in," but
will work at another place.) We will have to call a heart
specialist in for a consultation. We called in another specialist
for an opinion. See also: call
call something (back) in and call something in
to formally request (usually by mail) that something be
returned. The car company called many cars back in for repairs.
They called in a lot of cars. See also: call
call in (to some place)
to telephone to some central place, such as one's place of work,
as to check for messages. I have to call in to the office at noon.
I will call in whenever I have a chance.
II. PUT
go away - move away from a place into another direction; "Go
away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
depart, go
shove along, shove off, blow - leave; informal or rude; "shove
off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!"
exit, get out, go out, leave - move out of or depart from;
"leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"
go after - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman
chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit".
chase, dog, give chase, tail, trail, chase after,track, tag
tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear
with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue,
follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the
suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her
dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog
went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase
relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the
detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down -
pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"
go at 1. To attack, especially with energy. 2. To approach;
undertake: He went at the job with a lot of energy. go by 1. To
elapse; pass: as time goes by. 2. To pay a short visit: My parents
were away when we went by last week.
III. KEEP
keep an eye on 1. To watch over attentively; mind. 2. To watch
closely or carefully: keep your eye on the ball. keep an eye out To
be watchful. keep a stiff upper lip To be courageous or stoic in
the face of adversity. keep company 1. To carry on a courtship: a
couple who kept company but never married. 2. To socialize or
associate: keeps company with some tough thugs. keep (one's) chin
up To be stalwart, courageous, or optimistic in the face of
difficulty. keep (one's) eyes open/peeled To be on the lookout.
keep (one's) nose clean Informal To stay out of trouble.
