How to Pronounce "call in sick"
expression
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈsɪk
KAWL-in-SIK
kˈɔːl/ /ˈɪn/ /sˈɪk
KAWL-in-SIK
Definition
To call your job or manager to say you are too sick to work, so you will not go to work that day.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɔɫ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈsɪk
British English
kˈɔːl/ /ˈɪn/ /sˈɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAWL-in-SIK
UK
KAWL-in-SIK
Listen in Context
I need to call in sick because I have a fever.
She will call in sick and stay home today.
John had to call in sick after catching a cold.
I didn't want to call in sick, but I was really too ill to work.