Phrasal Verbs
- 1to telephone a place, especially the place where you work Several people have called in sick today.
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- 2to make a phone call to a radio or television program They invite listeners to call in with questions for the celebrity guests.
to ask for the services of someone to call in the bomb squad/the police
to order or ask for the return of something The bank called in all of its loans.