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hiromichi
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 Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:10 am Post subject: come calling |
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Does "came calling" mean "visited" only?
After the war, Armenia enjoyed a brief bit of independence--until Russia's Red Army came calling in 1920.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: come calling |
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| hiromichi wrote: |
Does "came calling" mean "visited" only?
After the war, Armenia enjoyed a brief bit of independence--until Russia's Red Army came calling in 1920. |
No, "came calling" doesn't only mean 'visited', and it doesn't mean 'visited' in the Armenia sentence.
"came calling" just means 'came' to that place, for whatever reason. It could have been for a visit, to try to sell you something, to collect money, to get some information, etc.
In the sentence, the Russian Army came to Armenia to occupy Armenia and end Armenia's "brief bit of independence". |
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2006:
Thank you very much.
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