refer (someone) to something
- refer (someone) to something
- refer (someone) to (someone/something)
to give someone the name of someone else or of an organization.
My doctor referred me to a cancer specialist.
She was referred to the Rare Books department of the public library.
Usage notes: people are usually referred to someone or something that will help them, as in the examples
New idioms dictionary.
2014.
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refer (someone) to someone — refer (someone) to (someone/something) to give someone the name of someone else or of an organization. My doctor referred me to a cancer specialist. She was referred to the Rare Books department of the public library. Usage notes: people are… … New idioms dictionary
refer (someone) to — (someone/something) to give someone the name of someone else or of an organization. My doctor referred me to a cancer specialist. She was referred to the Rare Books department of the public library. Usage notes: people are usually referred to… … New idioms dictionary
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refer to something as something — refer to (someone/something) as (someone/something) to call someone or something by a particular name. Some people referred to them as freedom fighters, but to me they were terrorists. The area south of 9th Street is referred to as the South… … New idioms dictionary
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