call forward

call (one) forward

To instruct or signal one to step forward or come to the front of a group. Counselor, you may call your first witness forward. I knew that Becky had the poem memorized, so I called her forward to recite it.
See also: call, forward
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

call someone forward

to call to someone to the front, and to the attention of everyone present. The teacher called the student forward to recite. Don't call me forward. I am not prepared.
See also: call, forward
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • call (one) forward
  • come forward
  • call forth
  • urge (one) forward
  • urge forward
  • push forward
  • press forward
  • inch forward
  • pass forward
  • pitch forward