The manager told me, don't call us, we'll call you.
don't call us, we'll call you
idiomA stereotypical statement from a hiring organization to a potential candidate, suggesting that the candidate will not be hired.
After the audition, the director gave a polite smile and said, don't call us, we'll call you.
Although the interview seemed promising, the recruiter eventually offered the standard, don't call us, we'll call you, effectively ending my hopes for the position.
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and I don't mean maybe
Indicating that one is serious and not joking about a matter.
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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 an audible
To change plans at the last minute in response to new information.
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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.