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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Prince Petey /The Honorable DJ Metal Monkey Radio Show
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[music] Phone call away.
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on the couch thinking that they're one phone call away from making
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So, politicians are just a phone call away from someone who can help