call down
Example Sentences
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But those usually had relatively evident functions: to call down the favor of a god, or to assert a noble pedigree, or to show off a new wife.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Among Griffis’ many memorable revelations about the Land of the Rising Sun is a proverb about the perils of revenge: “If you call down a curse on anyone, look out for two graves.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2023
They have also refused to call down their protest until the government addressed their concerns.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023
In the ninth, Dennis Santana walked the first two hitters he faced, prompting Roberts to call down to the bullpen to have Blake Treinen warm up.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2021
The morning was physically tiring, but the nervous strain, the fear that my actions would call down upon my head a storm of curses, was even more damaging.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
