verb phrase to ask; appeal to: They called on him to represent them. to visit for a short time: to call on friends. to request or pray for;invoke: to call down the wrath of God. to reprimand; scold: The boss called us down for lateness. ...
Veteran Good Life star Richard Briers gave the thumbs up to Newcastle's Theatre Royal's curtain call. Curtain call for a new star One theory about the phrase is that it is to do with curtsying - lowering the body without breaking the legs - during a curtain call. Dear Mirror: Question...
Make important decisions, exercise authority, as inNancy said that it's her turn to call the tune. The full term isWho pays the piper calls the tune, meaning whoever bears the cost of an enterprise should have authority over it. [Late 1800s] Also see the synonymcall the shots. ...
Either way, it’s a phrase that signifies the decision to end activities, particularly during the evening or late hours. It often precedes the action of going home or going to sleep. It’s a universal signal that your day has ended, and rest or retreat is imminent. My problem is not k...
A python module to search and scrape the mighty Google search engine using proxies (socks4/5, http proxy) and with many different IP's, including asynchronous networking support (very fast). This probably infringes the Google TOS! - GoogleScraper/GoogleS
Courier font Designates a word or phrase quoted directly from the Avaya CMS system. For example, the Report destination: field. Also designates an INFORMIX* table name. For example, the csplit table. Courier bold font Designates something you type into the system. For example, type an x next...
to the forefront of international public health awareness. The 2010Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Actionwas singled out in the call for papers as a key document promoting physical activity one goal of the 2002 WHO active aging policy framework. Media are to report to ...