Call and Work

Call

Call noun - A natural vocal sound made by an animal.

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Work and call are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Call".

Nearby Words: calling, called, caller, callback, callable

Work noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.

Usage example: what line of work are you in?

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Call and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Call" instead the word "Work" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old call	old work
good	good call	good work
nice	nice call	nice work
original	original call	original work
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, hard, little, bad, quick, important, new, early, major, final, later, next, last, recent, earlier, previous.

While he's generally very pleasant and friendly (if extremely deaf), that does NOT mean you should insult his work or call him a goat - see Tintin Destination Moon for full details.

Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Comic Books
The employees don't see how his ideas would work and call him out on it.

Source: Pointy-Haired Boss
The intention might have been to call him "boss" in an affectionate sense, but said idiom doesn't really work since shachō( 社長) specifically means boss/president/manager of a company.

Source: Light Novel / Durarara!!

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