call away
Intermediate (B1)neutral
Make someone stop what they are doing and go somewhere else because they are needed.
"I'm sorry the meeting was so short — the director was called away by a family emergency."
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Charlie Puth - One Call Away [Official Video]
Charlie Puth · 1:18
Call away.
Charlie Puth - One Call Away [Official Video]
Charlie Puth · 2:11
Call away.
Charlie Puth - One Call Away [Official Video]
Charlie Puth · 2:53
Call away.
Charlie Puth - One Call Away [Official Video]
Charlie Puth · 3:14
Call away.
Charlie Puth - One Call Away [Official Video]
Charlie Puth · 3:36
Call away.