within call

within call

Close enough to clearly hear when someone is calling to or summoning one. I don't mind if you play outside, but stay within call, OK? Be sure you're within call the whole time—it's very easy to get lost in these mountains.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

within call

Also, within hail. Near enough to hear a summons, as in Tommy's allowed to play outside but only within call of his mother, or We told them they could hike ahead of us but to stay within hail. The first term was first recorded in 1668, the variant in 1697.
See also: call, within
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

within call

Close enough to come if summoned: The nurse is within call if you need him.
See also: call, within
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • within hail
  • move within range
  • within range
  • come within range
  • stare out at
  • stare out at (someone or something)
  • inch
  • within a whisker of
  • within a whisker of (something)
  • within a whisker of something
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