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helmet
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 Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:05 am Post subject: call in |
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Hello teacher, I read a sentence from the news
"The troops called in airstrikes during a battle"
Is "call in" a phrase? and what it means?
cause I can't look it up in the dictionary.
This is another one, ``kick-start'', I also can't understand
the true meaning.
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myprofe
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:55 am Post subject: phrasal verbs |
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Call in is a phrasal verb which means to request or order someone to come.
Kick start or jump start is to do something to force, encourage or cause something to happen.
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ClarissaMach
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:34 am Post subject: |
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Helmet,
this website might be useful for you: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
There you can search for phrasal verbs like "call in" in a much easier way.
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bud
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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| "Kick start" probably came about from the way motorcycles were started years ago. Today I think you just start them with a key, like you do with a car. |
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