{"id":6866,"date":"2018-11-30T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T00:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=6866"},"modified":"2018-11-29T19:25:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T00:25:29","slug":"phrasal-verbs-for-phone-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/phrasal-verbs-for-phone-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal verbs for phone calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! Who am I speaking to? Last month, we covered here on the blog some words related to using your phone in English. Today, we are moving one step further to take a look at some phrasal verbs that refer to phone calls. Although it is undeniable that text messaging has become one of the most popular communication tool, sometimes it feels like only a phone call is able to solve our problems, right? Check below for a list of some common and useful phone call\u00a0<strong>phrasal verbs:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6867\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6867\" class=\"wp-image-6867 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/512px-Concerned_Phone_Call_Unsplash-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/512px-Concerned_Phone_Call_Unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/512px-Concerned_Phone_Call_Unsplash.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woman making a phone call (photo by Ehimetalor Unuabona becomeincognito [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>to be cut off: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to have the phone call interrupted<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The supplier was discussing the contract with the costumer when they were suddenly <strong>cut off<\/strong> |<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I apologize, my phone ran out of credit and we got <strong>cut off<\/strong> | <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to hang on:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to wait for a short period of time<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Could you <strong>hang on<\/strong> for a moment while I grab a pen?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please <strong>hang on<\/strong>, I will check if the doctor is available<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to pick up:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to answer a telephone call<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have been calling the company all day long but nobody is<\/span><b> picking up<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why isn\u2019t Nick <strong>picking up<\/strong> my phone calls? Do you think he might be avoiding me?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to get through: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to be able to contact<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I haven\u2019t been able to <strong>get through<\/strong> to Jess. Maybe she gave me wrong number | <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The line was busy, so I couldn\u2019t<strong> get through<\/strong> |<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to break up:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to have problems listening to the person on the other line<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ever since I switched my provider, my phone calls keep <strong>breaking up<\/strong> |<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can you repeat, please? The signal is weak and you are <strong>breaking up<\/strong> |<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to hang up:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to end a phone conversation<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t <strong>hang up<\/strong>, yet, Miss! Don\u2019t you want to hear our special offers for your plan? |<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m going to <strong>hang up<\/strong> because the meeting is about to start. Bye |<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to hang up on someone: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to end a phone conversation on purpose<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The telemarketing agent <strong>hung up on<\/strong> me right in the middle of my complaint |<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kelly was so angry at the airline company for not helping her change her flight that she simply <strong>hung up on<\/strong> them! |<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to speak up:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to talk in a louder voice<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can you <strong>speak up<\/strong>, please? I can\u2019t hear a word you are saying! |<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is so noisy in here! If you don\u2019t <strong>speak up<\/strong> we won\u2019t be able to understand each other | <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to put through:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to connect by telephone<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good morning, could you <strong>put me through<\/strong> the manager? I need to speak to him |<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sorry I cannot answer your question, but I\u2019ll <strong>put you through<\/strong> the right department | <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to get off:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to end a conversation<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I just <strong>got off<\/strong> the phone with the real estate agent and she said that we can finally sign the lease |<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m afraid I\u2019ll have to<strong> get off<\/strong> the phone now, there is so much I have to do.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to call back<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: to return a call<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms. Halpert isn\u2019t here right now. Could she <strong>call you back<\/strong> once she gets out of the meeting?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m going to have to <strong>call you back<\/strong>, I\u2019m too busy at the moment |<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Time to hang up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/512px-Concerned_Phone_Call_Unsplash-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/512px-Concerned_Phone_Call_Unsplash-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/512px-Concerned_Phone_Call_Unsplash.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Hello! Who am I speaking to? 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