pay a call to (someone or something)

To visit someone or something, especially for a short, polite amount of time. We need to pay a call to Grandma sometime soon—this is her first Christmas since Grandpa died, and I'm sure she would appreciate some company. I always like to pay a call to my clients when I travel to their cities on business.

词组	pay a call to (someone or something)
释义	pay a call to (someone or something) pay a call to (someone or something) To visit someone or something, especially for a short, polite amount of time. We need to pay a call to Grandma sometime soon—this is her first Christmas since Grandpa died, and I'm sure she would appreciate some company. I always like to pay a call to my clients when I travel to their cities on business. See also: call, pay Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: check up on (someone or something) check on check on (someone or something) check up dreck give (something) a lick and a promise get off one’s rear get off (one's) rear
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