pay a call

“We shall have to pay a call on Dr. Westminster, the Swanburne veterinarian. However, I must be careful not to leave the children unsupervised near the chicken coop.”

“Lord Fredrick will be here in time for supper. He has many acquaintances in the city, and wished to pay a call at his club’s accommodations in London before settling in. It is quite understandable.”

“When I heard that my dear friends the Ashtons were in residence in London, I came by to pay a call. But when I arrived, Lady Ashton was at the hairdresser, and Lord Ashton had not yet arrived. However, this charming young lady”—at which Margaret giggled shrilly—“was entertaining the children near the front door. They were quite impossible to miss.”

Before they knew it, a team from Deutsche Bank agreed to pay a call on Cornwall Capital to determine if they were worthy of the distinction: Deutsche Bank institutional customer.

“East Palestine, Ohio has been waiting for Biden to visit for months. It has been 305 days since the toxic train derailment, 278 days since Biden promised to visit, and 94 days since Biden claimed he hadn’t yet ‘had the occasion’ to pay a call on the town,” Mr. Pigott said.