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Call on

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1603, OED Evaluation: N/A

To invite to come on, allure, incite; fig. to encourage the growth of, bring on.

ExampleMeaning
And this girl she goes around calling on people, and the second some raises a fist, you got three guys right behind her, ready to defend her. Like what's the point of that. That's a cry to help to me. So one day she was actually calling on this one guy, and this guy ridiculously built for a- especially grades- grade eight- especially for someone who's like twelve years old- thirteen, fourteen I guess, I-don't-know. And she's calling him on and this is the f-- the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.
To challenge to fight.
ExampleMeaning
'Cause this one frien-- my one friend- when he was calling all on his brother. So he just came in with his hat- Interviewer: He was what- he was what? Speaker: Calling on his one friend's brother. So- but this kid like who was calling on my friend Matthew. He was afraid that he had like AIDs or-something. So he wrapped over his hat over his hand and just went up to him and just started hammering him.
To challenge to fight.