Idiom
call someone's number
Meaning
To focus on someone, asking them to prove themselves.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The teacher called my number to answer the hard question.”
“During the intense training session, the coach called my number to see if I could handle the pressure.”
“When the project faced its most critical moment, the manager called my number, expecting me to demonstrate the leadership skills I had cultivated over the past year.”
Examples
simple
“The teacher called my number to answer the hard question.”
contextual
“During the intense training session, the coach called my number to see if I could handle the pressure.”
complex
“When the project faced its most critical moment, the manager called my number, expecting me to demonstrate the leadership skills I had cultivated over the past year.”
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