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calls someone every name in the book

calls someone every name in the book is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call someone every name in the book.

Meaning of call someone every name in the book

Verb

call someone every name in the book (third-person singular simple present calls someone every name in the book, present participle calling someone every name in the book, simple past and past participle called someone every name in the book)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To call someone many abusive names.

Questions about calls someone every name in the book

What is calls someone every name in the book the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Calls someone every name in the book is the third-person singular simple present indicative of call someone every name in the book.

Words near calls someone every name in the book in the dictionary

  1. calls out sick
  2. calls outta one's name
  3. calls over
  4. calls roll
  5. calls round
  6. calls someone every name in the book
  7. calls someone everything but a child of God
  8. calls someone's bluff
  9. calls someone's number
  10. calls the shots
  11. calls the tune

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