call on sth
formal— phrasal verb with call uk/kɔːl/us/kɑːl/verb
to use something, especially a quality that you have, in order to achieve something:
She would have to call on all her strength if she was to survive the next few months.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Trying and making an effort
- a blitz on sth idiom
- all-out
- assault
- attempt
- attempted
- bid
- crack
- go to great lengths idiom
- God helps those who help themselves idiom
- grasp at sth
- grope
- grope for sth
- push
- shoot
- stick
- stretch a/the point idiom
- strive
- strove
- succeed
- suck
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