not called for

idiom

: not appropriate
His rude behavior was not called for.

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All of that, all of the knee on the neck—complete murder was not called for. Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Still, the governor has so far not called for Missouri’s gun laws to be further loosened. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025 That said, Harris has not called for the eventual elimination of internal combustion vehicles despite such plans in 12 states. Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024 Harris has not called for seizing private homes or businesses. Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for not called for

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“Not called for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20called%20for. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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