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call on/upon sb
phrasal verb with callverbuk /kɔːl/us
to ask formally for someone to do something:
call on/upon sb to do sthThey called on the company to reverse its decision.
If you're ever called upon at work to give a talk, the very prospect of 'getting up there in front of all those people' can be intimidating.
I should now like to call upon the finance director to take you through the results.
to visit someone, especially to sell them something:
Salespeople call on leads and close sales by pitching the features and benefits of their product.
call on/upon sth
phrasal verb with callverbuk /kɔːl/us
to make use of something, especially a quality:
Companies across the country have called on her expertise in designing marketing programs.
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