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telephone exchangecommunications switching centreRate it:

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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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wrong telephone numberA telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.Rate it:

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exchange blowsHit each otherRate it:

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exchange fleshTo engage in sexual intercourse.Rate it:

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exchange ratecurrency ratioRate it:

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in exchangeas an exchange or replacementRate it:

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in exchangeto reciprocateRate it:

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private branch exchangeTelephone lines.Rate it:

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escape the bear and fall to the lionTo avoid a problem or inconvenience only to exchange it for an even worse misfortune afterwardsRate it:

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give meform of words used as a request by a telephone-user to be connected with a specified person, number, etc.Rate it:

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on the hornOn the telephone.Rate it:

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pay forTo exchange for, especially money for goods or services.Rate it:

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swap inTo exchange for another of the same kind.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for.Rate it:

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break upOf a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.Rate it:

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call inTo communicate with a base etc, by telephone.Rate it:

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ring offTo finish a telephone conversation and disconnect.Rate it:

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ring upTo telephone, to call on the telephone.Rate it:

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give a ringOn the telephone.Rate it:

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on holdWaiting on a telephone call.Rate it:

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pick upTo answer a telephone. See pick up the phone.Rate it:

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swap outTo exchange for an unused equivalent.Rate it:

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swap spitto exchange informationRate it:

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after you, AlphonseAn exchange indicating excessive formality or effort at politeness, particularly where two people each refuse to go forward because each insists on allowing the other to go forward first.Rate it:

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call an ambulanceUse a telephone to ensure arrival of an ambulanceRate it:

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call it evenTo declare debts resolved or favors or other exchange equitable.Rate it:

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call screeningthe process of evaluating the characteristics of a telephone call before deciding how or whether to answer it. Some methods may include: listening to the message being recorded on an answering machine or voice mail. checking a caller ID display to see who or where the call is from.Rate it:

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call the policeUse a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.Rate it:

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calling cardA prepaid card or credit card, usually electronically readable, used to pay the charges when making a telephone call.Rate it:

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can I use your phoneIndicates that the speaker wants to communicate with someone via the interlocutor's telephone, if it is available.Rate it:

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captivos permutare, commutareto exchange prisoners.Rate it:

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cash outTo exchange possession of any commodity or idea for cash.Rate it:

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cash outTo retire; to exchange gambling chips for money when finished gambling.Rate it:

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changer son cheval borgne contre un aveugleTo lose in an exchange.Rate it:

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color upTo exchange a high number of low-value chips for a lower number of higher value, but keeping the same overall value.Rate it:

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dial upto telephone, to call on the telephoneRate it:

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drop a lineOn the telephone.Rate it:

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here you areSaid when you hand something over to someone or do a favour to them, usually to draw the recipient's attention to the exchange; Equivalent to “thank you” when receiving something..Rate it:

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hire outTo allow others to use temporarily in exchange for money.Rate it:

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holla atTo call on a telephone; to contact or maintain contact with.Rate it:

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inter se consalutare (De Or. 2. 3. 13)to exchange greetings.Rate it:

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off the gridNot connected to a publicly available communication system, such as the world-wide web or a mobile telephone network.Rate it:

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off the hookOf a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.Rate it:

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phone inTo make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.Rate it:

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phone inTo deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.Rate it:

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phone it into choose to deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by in person communicationRate it:

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phone tagA situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.Rate it:

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phone upto phone, to contact by telephoneRate it:

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pill millAn clandestine operation where a medical worker spuriously offers prescription medications to patients in exchange for bribes and not necessarily for any actual need.Rate it:

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