break up »
Of a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.
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call in »
To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
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calling card »
A prepaid card or credit card, usually electronically readable, used to pay the charges when making a telephone call.
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death by spellcheck »
The problems caused by spellcheckers being incapable of correcting most homophone confusions.
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drop a dime »
To make a phone call, usually means calling the police to report another's activities.
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drop a line »
On the telephone.
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give a ring »
On the telephone.
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hang up »
To terminate a phone call.
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hold the phone »
Stop; wait; woah. What's this? Look at this!.
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mike up »
To fit a microphone and transmitter to a person. Usually for television performers, or for police informers.
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off the hook »
Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.
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on hold »
Waiting on a telephone call.
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on the horn »
On the telephone.
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pick up »
To answer a telephone. See pick up the phone.
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private branch exchange »
Telephone lines.
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put down »
To replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.
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ring around »
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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ring back »
To return a phone call.
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ring back »
To make another phone call to the same person.
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ring in »
To make a phone call to one's usual place of work.
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ring off »
To finish a telephone conversation and disconnect.
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ring off the hook »
Of a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.
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ring out »
To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.
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ring round »
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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ring up »
To telephone, to call on the telephone.
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