意味:
Abdullah Ocalan 
アブドラ オジャラン（1948年生まれ）, クルド人反逆者, クルド人労働者党の創始者で指導者, トルコ政府へのテロと国家反逆の罪で1999年に死刑判決を受けた人物（オジャランはトルコ海岸に面したイムラリ島刑務所で服役中）
Cal イディオム
a close call
close to danger or an accident That was a close call. The train nearly hit the bus!
a tough call
a difficult decision, a hard choice Was the goal scored before the game ended? It's a tough call.
above and beyond the call of duty
much more than expected, go the extra mile Her extra work was above and beyond the call of duty.
at your beck and call
serving you, doing everything for you You don't have to be at his beck and call, doing whatever he asks.
beck and call
(See at your beck and call)
beyond the call of duty
(See above and beyond the call of duty)
calculated risk
an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed They took a calculated risk when they introduced the new computer screen onto the market.
call a spade a spade
"say it in plain language; the straight goods" Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call a spade a spade.
call attention to
ask you to read or notice, draw attention to I would like to call attention to the student parking problem.
call for
require, ask for This recipe calls for bee pollen. Where can we get that?
call his bluff
challenge his story, give it to me straight, put up or shut up When I called his bluff about low profits, he admitted that the company made 11 million.
call it a day
stop work for the day.
call it quits
stop doing something, quit what you are doing The dust is bothering all of us. I think we should call it quits.
call it square
we do not owe each other, it is a wash, we are even "I bought the pizza; you bought the beer. Let's call it square."
call off
stop, quit, cancel The meeting was called off because everybody was busy dealing with urgent business.
call off the dogs
tell your friends to stop harassing me Okay, I'll pay what I owe you. But call off the dogs!
call on
ask, request I may call on you to speak at the meeting. Will you speak to us?
call tabs
collect money from bar customers If customers are drunk, you call their tabs and ask them to leave.
call the shots
make the decisions, decide what happens Mr. Binks may be the president, but Ms. Barker calls the shots.
call up
phone, dingle you, give me a ring, Call her up and ask her for a date. Go ahead, phone her.
calm before the storm
(See the calm before the storm)
calm down
not be so upset, chill out Please calm down, Mr. Tse. Your daughter is safe.
catcall
shouting disapproval or insults, heckling The catcalls from the audience caused the speaker to pause.
close call
(See a close call)
cold call
a visit to an employer or customer without an appointment Sam got a job by making cold calls - by knocking on doors and asking for work.
duty calls
it is my duty, I must do a task """Duty calls,"" he said, opening a book to begin his homework."
give me a call
phone me, ring me I'll give you a call when I have a minute. I have your number.
have a physical (examination)
get a medical check-up Our company sent all the employees to have a physical last week.
last call
last chance to buy a drink or come in for supper "Dad stood on the back porch and shouted, ""Last call for supper!"""
local yocal
resident of a town or rural community, local resident We were lost, so we stopped and asked a local yocal for help.
musical chairs
the transfer of a number of officers in an organization into different jobs - especially each other
nature calls
need to go the washroom, have to go When nature calls, just say you have an important appointment.
on call
available to be called out on duty He works as a computer repair man and is always on call which is very tiring.
political football
a program or issue used by politicians to get votes, play political games A day-care program is a political football. Politicians use it to get the votes of parents with babies.
politically correct
appropriate, not racist or sexist Advertise for a salesperson. Use the politically correct term.
pot calling the kettle black
a guilty person accusing another guilty person When thief accuses robber, it's the pot calling the kettle black.
take calls
answer the phone, receive calls Karen isn't taking calls because she's in a meeting.
the call of duty
the feeling that you have to work, duty calls When the group needs a secretary I answer the call of duty.
the calm before the storm
the quiet time just before anger or an attack The enemy is planning an attack. This is the calm before the storm.
tip the scales
change or influence a decision, the upper hand If you speak two languages, it could tip the scales in your favor when you apply for a job.
tip the scales at
cause the scale to go up, weigh in at Elmer tips the scales at 135 kilos. He's a heavyweight.
tough call
(See a tough call)
what-cha-ma-call-it
what do you call it, thing-a-ma-jig To finish the job, I need a what-cha-ma-call-it. A trowel!
yocal
(See local yocal)
badical
a contraction of "bad" and "radical". It's used to convey that a person, event or thing is good "bad" and fresh "radical" "Dude, that move was badical"
booty call
a booty call is the act of paging someone specifically to get together sexually. Booty call is also used as a general term for sexual arousal
calendar
to examine schedules to determine a time when two or more people would be available to meet for some purpose:"We need to calendar about that"
call
to claim ownership, at least temporarily
call Earl
to vomit
Calliope
project in the New Orleans UPT (uptown New Orleans)