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Give us a shout
Meaning
- A request to be contacted. While it sounds plural, 'us' is often used by individuals as a friendly, folksy way of saying 'me' or 'us as a family'.
Inviting, informal
Used in a sentence
- If you need anything while you are in town, just give us a shout.
- Give us a shout if you want to come over for dinner later.
- The neighbors said to give us a shout if we ever need to borrow their lawnmower.
The backstory
A variation of 'give me a shout' that leans into a colloquial, informal dialect often found in tight-knit communities.
Heard in
Midwest, The South
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