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 buy up (tr)

 buy large quantities of land or property, or all that is available; [bulduğunu satın almak,
mevcut malların veya bir yerin tümünü satın almak]

A friend of mine has bought up the entire company.
The government ought to buy up all surplus grain to stabilize the price.

 call at (tr)

 pay a short passing visit; [-e uğramak, kısa bir ziyarette bulunmak.]

I’ll call at the office tomorrow.
Their ship calls at Istanbul, Çanakkale, Izmir on the way to Antalya.

 call down (tr)

 reprimand or scold sb severely; [ azarlamak]

The teacher called down the students because they hadn’t studied hard enough.

 call for (tr)

 need, require, demand; [gerektirmek, istemek]

The declaration called for an immediate cease-fire.
Your rude remark was not called for.
This job calls for sound thinking people.

 call in (tr)

 ask sb to come and help you or do sth for you; [birini (yardım, vs için) çağırmak]

Finally, we called in the police.

 call off (tr)

 cancel or abandon sth; [ iptal etmek, durdurmak]

Jane and Bob called off their marriage.
I had to decide whether classes should be called off.
Football match was called off because of the unfavourable weather.