12 Telephone Making Phrasal Verbs

12 Telephone Making Phrasal Verbs

(1) Ring up

It means to call someone by a phone or to telephone someone. 

Examples: 

• I will ring you up when I see her. 
• Ring me up as soon as you get home. 

(2) Get through 

To reach or contact by using the telephone. It's followed by 'to'. 

Examples:

• Boss tried to call me but he couldn't get through. 
• I can't get through to him. His phone is not available. 

(3) Put through 

To make a telephone connection for someone. 

Examples: 

• Put me through to Transport Officer. 
• I'll put you through in a minute. 
• 'Put me through now,' Boss said. 

(4) Call back

To recall someone by phone. 

Examples: 

• He called back after 30 minutes. 
• Please call me back when you are ready. 

(5) Pick up

To lift or take up a phone. 

Examples: 

• He refused to pick up the phone. 
• She didn't pick up the phone. 

(6) Hang up 

To break a telephone call/connection by replacing the receiver on the hook. 

Examples: 

• I hung up the phone when Amina entered. 
• Please, don't hang up! 

(7) Break up

To discontinue the call. To put an end to the call. 

Examples:

• My call was broken up before I finished talking to my uncle. 
• Bad weather can lead to telephone break up. 

(8) Cut off 

To stop suddenly. To discontinue the call. To interrupt or intercept the phone call. 

Examples: 

• They had to cut off my call. 
• My telephone call was cut off before I finished talking. 

(9) Hang on 

To wait briefly. To keep a telephone line open as you wait to continue speaking. 

Examples:

• Hang on, I'll see if she's in her office. 
• Hang on, I'll be back to you soon. 

(10) Hold on 

To keep a telephone connection open by not hanging up the receiver. 

Examples:

• She told me to hold on while she was checking my account number. 
• Hold on! 

(11) Speak up

It means raise your voice. 

Examples:

• Please speak up. I can't hear you. 
• You've to speak up. There's a lot of noises here. 

(12) Take a call

To answer or receive a telephone call. 

Examples: 

• She refused to take my call. 
• Some companies do not take customers' call. 

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