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
MeadowMED-oEnglish (Modern)
Ufuoma-Western African, Urhobo
ŠPela-Slovene
BartolomÉbahr-to-lo-MESpanish
Hekate-Greek Mythology
Allovera-Ancient Germanic