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TelephonePhrasal 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.