| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Chan-Seung Lee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032
|
 Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject: put out a call for |
 |
|
| Quote: |
| So they put out a call for anyone who might be missing a pair of trained dolphins and sure enough it turned out the two had escaped from an institute that uses them to treat autism in children. |
What does 'put out a call for' mean? And also with what words can 'put out a call for' be replaced?
Thanks. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
lotus
Joined: 25 Jan 2004
Posts: 862
|
| Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:52 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hi Chan-Seung Lee,
"Put out a call" means to put out an alert - usually to others concerning an important or urgent situation. It could also mean to forewarn.
The phrase can be replaced with:
put out an alert
alerted
put out an APB (all points bulletin)
--lotus
_________________
War does not make one great --Yoda |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
