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call sb in

phrasal verb with call
 
/kɔːl/
 
US  /kɑːl/ verb

Definition

to ask someone to come to help in a difficult situation: A new team of detectives were called in to conduct a fresh inquiry.Inviting and summoning
(Definition of call sb in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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