I have found in a lyrics song"I call you up whenever things go wrong" ..I want to know why is the preposition "up" is used? Can we just say :I call you whenever...... thank you .
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"Call up" is a phrasal verb meaning to telephone . I don't know if it is used very much any more.
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"Call up" is a phrasal verb meaning to telephone .
I don't know if it is used very much any more.
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