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call roll

idiom
Meaning

To make a roll call; to take attendance.


Examples
SIMPLE

The teacher will call roll at the start of class.

CONTEXTUAL

Please stay in your seats while the professor begins to call roll for the lecture.

COMPLEX

The sergeant began to call roll, his voice echoing through the quiet barracks as he verified that every soldier was present for duty.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    answer the call of nature

    To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.

  2. 02

    call a lid

    To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.

  3. 03

    call a spade a spade

    To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.

  4. 04

    call an audible

    To change plans at the last minute in response to new information.

  5. 05

    call it

    To call it a day

  6. 06

    call it a day

    To cease an activity.

  7. 07

    call it a night

    To go to bed to sleep.

  8. 08

    call it an early night

    To go to bed or cease one's activities earlier in the evening than usual.

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