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hail from

[hail from] {v.}, {informal} To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in. * /Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi./ * /Mr. Brown […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hail-fellow-well-met

[hail-fellow-well-met] (2) {n. phr.} A good friend and companion; buddy; pal. * /John just moved to town but he and the boys in the neighborhood are already hail-fellows-well-met./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

hail-fellow-well-met

[hail-fellow-well-met] (1) {adj. phr.} Talking easily and in a friendly way to everyone you meet. * /John won the election as class president because he was hail-fellow-well-met./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

within call

[within call] or [within hail] {adv. phr.} 1. Near enough to hear each other's voices. * /When the two ships were within hail, their officers exchanged messages./ * /Billy's mother […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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