call someone names

call (one) names

1. To mock or disparage one with rude or offensive names. My son is miserable because the kids at his new school call him names.

2. To speak to or about one derisively. I barely even know Lauren, so why is she calling me names to other people?

call someone names

COMMON If someone calls you names, they use insulting words to describe you when they are talking to you. At school they called me names because I was so slow. She was bullied by a gang of girls who called her names and teased her about her weight. Note: You can describe this behaviour as name-calling. Many of his critics simply resort to childish name-calling.

call someone names

insult someone verbally.

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释义	call someone names call (one) names 1. To mock or disparage one with rude or offensive names. My son is miserable because the kids at his new school call him names. 2. To speak to or about one derisively. I barely even know Lauren, so why is she calling me names to other people? See also: call, name Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. call someone names COMMON If someone calls you names, they use insulting words to describe you when they are talking to you. At school they called me names because I was so slow. She was bullied by a gang of girls who called her names and teased her about her weight. Note: You can describe this behaviour as name-calling. Many of his critics simply resort to childish name-calling. See also: call, name, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. call someone names insult someone verbally. See also: call, name, someone Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: call (one) names call names call somebody names no names, no pack drill 1FTR (one) could use (something) name names name no names I'm terrible at names I'm terrible with/at names References in periodicals archive We explained that it wasn't nice to call someone names, just as the little boys mum shouted his name - Elliott! Land of Rottie and the aunty that died..
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