The weather changed, so we had to call an audible.
call an audible
idiomTo change plans at the last minute in response to new information.
We planned to eat outside, but when it started raining, we called an audible and went to a nearby restaurant instead.
Recognizing that the initial strategy was failing to gain traction, the manager called an audible and pivoted the entire team toward a new objective.
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answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
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call a lid
To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.
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call a spade a spade
To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.
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call it
To call it a day
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call it a day
To cease an activity.
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call it a night
To go to bed to sleep.
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call it an early night
To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.
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call it stumps
To decide to end an activity; to call it a day.