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call to the bar

idiom
Meaning

Admission to practice in the courts.


Examples
SIMPLE

She studied for years before her call to the bar.

CONTEXTUAL

After passing the final exams, he celebrated his official call to the bar with his family.

COMPLEX

Following a rigorous period of pupillage, the young lawyer finally received her call to the bar, marking the formal commencement of her legal career.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all over bar the shouting

    Of an activity where the result is known, but may be subject to change, due to it not being officially finished or announced.

  2. 02

    answer the call of nature

    To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.

  3. 03

    bar none

    Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.

  4. 04

    bar sinister

    The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.

  5. 05

    bar star

    A woman who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.

  6. 06

    belly up to the bar

    To commit oneself to a challenge or task; to accept a responsibility; to acknowledge a fact.

  7. 07

    call a lid

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

  8. 08

    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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