at call

[at call] {adj.}

or {adv. phr.}

1. Ready or nearby for use, help, or service; on request.

* /Thousands of auto insurance agents all over the country are at the insured person's call, wherever he may travel./

2. At the word of command; at an order or signal.

* /The dog was trained to come at call./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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