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call for sth
— phrasal verb with call /kɔːl/
/kɑːl/ verb Definition
› to need or deserve a particular action, remark, or quality: This calls for a celebration! It's the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration. He told you that you were an idiot? Well, I don't think that was called for (= I think it was rude and not deserved)!Essential or necessary C2 to demand that something happens: Members have called for his resignation.Giving orders and commands
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