call by a name
call by (a name)
To refer to one using a specific name. My daughter Margaret has now decided that she wants to be called by the name Calliope. Back home, I'm called by Jethro, so feel free to call me that.
See also: by, call
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
call someone by a name
to address someone by a particular kind of name. They call me by my first name. Don't call me by my nickname!
See also: by, call, name
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- call by (a name)
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