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usage of preposition "to" and "for" | What does "put that bottle to his head" mean?
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call in the favour #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 27, 2008 14:35 pm   call in the favour
 

what does this sentence mean?
"pretty soon, we're gonna call in our favour"
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call in the favour #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 27, 2008 14:45 pm   call in the favour
 

means ' don't worry, we will call him when we want.'
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call in the favour #3 (permalink) Sat Sep 27, 2008 14:48 pm   call in the favour
 

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call in the favour #4 (permalink) Sat Sep 27, 2008 15:23 pm   call in the favour
 

Hello BP,

When you do someone a favour, it creates an obligation towards you on that other person's part.

When (later) you need a favour from that person, you may feel that they should "repay" the earlier favour. You can then say that you're "calling in" your favour.

People tend not to use the phrase within the hearing of the person who is to "repay" the favour: the relationship between the two favours is left implicit.

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