call in question



call in question

Also, call into question. Dispute, challenge; also, cast doubt on. For example, How can you call her honesty into question? This usage was first recorded in John Lyly's Euphues (1579): "That ... I should call in question the demeanour of all."
See also: call, question

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Olwin-Welsh
CherieSHER-ee, shə-REEEnglish
Palmer['pa:mə]
BogumiŁAbaw-guw-MEE-wahPolish
Marama-Polynesian Mythology
Iekika-Hawaiian