Significado: calling

call·ing || 'kɔːlɪŋn. llamado, invocación, llamamiento; profesiónkɔːln. llamada, invitación, llamado, llamamiento; llamada telefónica, telefonazo; visita, visitación; llamado de pájaro, canto, reclamov. llamar, invitar, requerir; denominar, nombrar; telefonear a, llamar por teléfono; convocar, convocar a

find (one's) calling Idioma

pot calling the kettle black

a guilty person accusing another guilty person When thief accuses robber, it's the pot calling the kettle black.

within calling distance

Idiom(s): within hailing distance AND within calling distance

Theme: PROXIMITY

close enough to hear someone call out.
• When the boat came within hailing distance, I asked if I could borrow some gasoline.
• We weren't within calling distance, so I couldn't hear what you said to me.

answer one's calling|answer|calling

v. phr. To fulfill one's destiny in terms of work or profession by doing what one has a talent for. Don answered his calling when he became a chiropractor. Susy answered her calling when she became a violinist.

dressing down|call|calling|calling down|dress|dres

n. phr., informal A scolding; reprimand. The judge gave the boy a calling down for speeding.

pot calling the kettle black, the

pot calling the kettle black, the
Accusing someone of faults that one has oneself, as in Tom's criticizing Dexter for dubious line calls is a case of the pot calling the kettle black, since Tom's about the worst line judge I've ever seen. This expression dates from the days of open-hearth cooking, which blackens practically all the utensils used. [Early 1600s]