no call for
no call for (something)
No (good) reason for something or to do something. There is just no call for that type of language in the classroom!
See also: call, no
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
no call for
Also, no call to. No requirement or reason for doing something, as in There was no call for your condescending suggestions; she knew quite well what to do . This idiom, first recorded in 1779, uses call in the sense of "duty" or "need." The variant is always used with a verb, as in There was no call to get the police involved because it's a simple dispute between neighbors .
See also: call, no
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- no call for (something)
- call something your own
- issue a call for
- issue a call for (something)
- pay a call on
- pay a call on (someone or something)
- call up
- call out
- call someone out
- call time on (something)