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Meaning of come calling | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, calling.
  2. To make one's presence felt (due to large numbers, strength, qualities etc).
    colloquial, figuratively

Examples

“The cook Sicon and slave Getas reprise the earlier scene where they came calling to ask for materials and were sent packing.”
“The stage came calling when a friend suggested he try out for a production of South Pacific. He got a part in the sailors' chorus and so began his acting career.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

come clean come correct come down come down cats and dogs come down in stair rods come down on

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