Telephone Phrasal Verbs
☎️Break up
Meaning: Become inaudible over the phone, usually because of a bad connection
Example: “Sorry, could you repeat that, please? You’re breaking up“.
☎️Call back
Meaning: To telephone someone again or to return a call
Example: She said she’d call back.
☎️Call up
Meaning: Call someone on the phone
Example: My dad called me up to tell me the bad news.
☎️Cut off
Meaning: When a telephone call finishes because of a bad connection
Example: We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
☎️Get through
Meaning: To be connected to a place by telephone
Example: I finally got through to Tom on his mobile.
☎️Hang on
Meaning: Wait for a short time (informal)
Example: Hang on – I’ll just see if he’s here.
☎️Hang up
Meaning: End a telephone call by putting the phone down
Example: After I hung up I remembered what I’d wanted to say.
☎️Hold on
Meaning: Wait for a short time
Example: Could you hold on a moment, please?
☎️Pick up
Meaning: Answer the telephone call
Example: The phone rang and rang and nobody picked up.
☎️Put through
Meaning: Connect by phone
Example: Could you put me through to the manager, please?
☎️Speak up
Meaning: Speak louder
Example: Can you speak up a bit? It’s very noisy here.
☎️Get back to someone
Meaning: Telephone someone later
Example: I’ll find out and get back to you soon.
☎️Get off
Meaning: Finish talking on the phone
Example: I just got off the phone with Dad. He is keeping well.
☎️Turn off
Meaning: Disconnect using the power button
Example: It’s good to turn off the phone while charging.
☎️Turn on
Meaning: Connect using the power button
Example: Your own greeting is displayed instead of an animation when you turn on the phone.
☎️Pass on
Meaning: (A message) – To communicate (to convey) a message to someone else
Example: Did you pass on my message to him?
☎️Phone in
Meaning: Call in by telephone to a central person or central point.
Example: I have to phone in and report the changes.
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