Chicken Sandwich
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2010
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Netherlands
I know you built your sundeck without a permit and I am calling it in.
call in phrasal verb
1 call somebody/something ↔ in to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation : The government then called in troops to deal with the disturbances.
2 to telephone somewhere, especially the place where you work, to tell them where you are, what you are doing etc : Rachael called in sick (= telephoned to say she was too ill to come to work ) .
3 to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or to ask a question : Over 2,000 viewers called in with complaints about the bad language used in the programme.
4 call in a loan/debt to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them : The bank can call in the loan at any time.
5 British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else call in on/at Could you call in on Mum on your way home?
Which definiton applies to the sentence I quoted above? It seems like "to call it in" means to tell on them. So one person built the sundeck without the permit and the other one is going to call the company to let them know. Am I right.
Thanks.