pay a call 成语
pay a call|call|pay
v. phr. To visit someone.
"Come and pay us a call some time, when you're in town," Sue said to Henry.
pay a call
pay a call Also,
pay a visit;
pay one's respects. Make a short visit, especially as a formal courtesy or for business reasons. For example,
Bill asked her to pay a call to his ex-mother-in-law, or
Each salesman was told to pay a visit to every new doctor in town, or
We went to the wake to pay our respects. Also see
call on, def. 2.
pay (someone or something) a call
To appointment addition or something, abnormally for a short, affable bulk of time. We charge to pay Grandma a alarm ancient soon—this is her aboriginal Christmas aback Grandpa died, and I'm abiding she would acknowledge some company. I consistently like to pay my audience a alarm aback I biking to their cities on business.Learn more: call, paypay a call
Euph. to go to the toilet; to leave to go to the toilet. (Learn added pay a alarm on someone.) Excuse me. I accept to pay a call. Tom larboard to pay a call. He should be aback soon.Learn more: call, paypay a call
Also, pay a visit; pay one's respects. Make a abbreviate visit, abnormally as a academic address or for business reasons. For example, Bill asked her to pay a alarm to his ex-mother-in-law, or Each salesman was told to pay a appointment to every new doctor in town, or We went to the deathwatch to pay our respects. Also see call on, def. 2. Learn more: call, paypay a call
go to the lavatory. euphemisticLearn more: call, pay