pay (someone) a call

phrase

: to go somewhere to visit (someone)

She paid me a call while I was in the hospital.

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All three investigators pay a call on Harris at home as well, but things kick into high gear once Elsbeth and Hackett start pulling on threads that lead them to footage from the Orphan Walk segment of Orphan Girl. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 The most logical next step is to pay a call on the elegantly brilliant (and probably also brilliantly elegant) Chloe herself. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025

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