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call in question

call in question or call into question or call in doubt {v. phr.}

To say (something) may be a mistake; express doubt about; question.

Bill called in question Ed's remark that basketball is safer than football.

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into question

[into question] {adv. phr.} Into doubt or argument. - Usually used with "call", "bring" or "come". * /This soldier's courage has never been called into question./ * /If a boy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in question

[in question] {adj. phr.} 1. In doubt; in dispute; being argued about or examined. * /I know Bill would be a good captain for the team. That is not in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[beyond question] (2) or [without question] {adv. phr.} Without doubt or argument; surely; unquestionably. * /Beyond question, it was the coldest day of the winter./ * /John's drawing is without […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[question] See: [BEG THE QUESTION], [BESIDE THE POINT] or [BESIDE THE QUESTION], [BEYOND QUESTION] also [WITHOUT QUESTION], [CALL IN QUESTION], [IN QUESTION], [INTO QUESTION], [OUT OF THE QUESTION], [POP THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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