[Vocabulary] Get a call

[EUNJJUNG]

I'm studying and reading "The Hostage" by Amelia Gray. I have one question Its a phrase from the book.

"You couldn't get a call out of there if you tried."

My question is, can "get a call" be interpreted differently depending on the context?
1.make a call?
2.take a call?

What does "get a call' meaning?

 

[teechar]

I'm studying and reading "The Hostage" by Amelia Gray.
I have one question.

It's about a phrase from the book.

It's impossible to be certain without reading more of the story. Do you have a link to it?

 

[EUNJJUNG]

I searched "get a call" on Google and it was written in the dictionary.
get a call : to receive a telephone call from somebody.
I'm wondering if the meaning of 'make a call' can also com from according to the context.

 

[GoesStation]

The text says get a call out, not just "get a call". I read it as meaning "it's not possible to place a call from there". More context could confirm this.

 

[EUNJJUNG]

well.. Thank you for your answer, but "place a call" means "make a call"?
"get a call out" <what does "out" mean?

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm studying and reading "The Hostage" by Amelia Gray. I have one question. It's about a phrase from the book.

"You couldn't get a call out of there if you tried."

My question is, can "get a call" be interpreted differently depending on the context?

1. space here make a call?
2. space here take a call?

What does "get a call' [STRIKE]meaning[/STRIKE] mean?

I searched "get a call" on Google and [STRIKE]it was written[/STRIKE] found the following in [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] an online dictionary.

get a call: to receive a telephone call from somebody.

I'm wondering if the meaning of 'make a call' can also [STRIKE]come from according to[/STRIKE] work in the context.

[STRIKE]Well..[/STRIKE]

Thank you for your answer, but does "place a call" [STRIKE]means[/STRIKE] mean "make a call"?

In "get a call out", what does "out" mean?

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[EUNJJUNG]

I'm sorry. I didn't understand answers properly because I didn't speak English well.
I'm gonna use the context.

"
"You're sure there are no alert switches or emergency phones in there?"
"It's a hundred years old," she said. "You couldn't get a call out of there if you tried."
"

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm sorry. I didn't understand answers properly because I [STRIKE]didn't[/STRIKE] don't speak English well.
I'm [STRIKE]gonna[/STRIKE] going to [STRIKE]use[/STRIKE] give you the context.

"You're sure there are no alert switches or emergency phones in there?"
"It's a hundred years old," she said. "You couldn't get a call out of there if you tried."

The important words there are "out" and "of". It uses the phrasal verb "get out" meaning (here) "to emit/broadcast".

You couldn't get a call there > You couldn't receive a call
You couldn't get a call out of there > You couldn't successfully make a call