Call foul

Meaning: This means to declare that someone has committed a foul or broken a rule.

Choice of Words: Call means to announce or declare, and foul means a violation of the rules. When used together, they mean to announce that someone has broken a rule.

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Related Expressions

• Referee blows whistle for foul play.
• Yellow card given to the player for foul.
• Call a locksmith.
• Sorry, I missed your call. Can you ring again?
• Man hears stranger's call.
• Owl hooted its haunting call.
• He decided to call the police, his heart still pounding with fear.
• World awakens to morning's call.
• Call fire department immediately.
• Bird chirped to call her friends.