call sb in
— phrasal verb with call uk/kɔːl/us/kɑːl/verb
to ask someone to come to help in a difficult situation:
A new team of detectives were called in to conduct a fresh inquiry.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inviting & summoning
- ask
- ask sb in
- ask sb out
- call
- call sb out
- call-out
- convene
- invitation
- invite
- invite sb in
- invite sb over
- invitee
- recall
- send
- send for sb
- summon
- summons