Collocations for "phone"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "phone" in context.
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phone
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [cell, public, landline, home, wireless, company] phone
- a mobile phone
- the [kitchen, bedroom, living room] phone
- the phone in the [kitchen]
- [grab, get, answer] the phone
- can you [grab] the phone (please)?
- [pick up, hang up, put down] the phone
- [reach, contact, locate] him by phone
- there are no phones on the [plane, highway, beach]
- the phone didn't exist [then, in those days]
- hold on, I'm on the phone
- is [occupied, busy] on the phone
- is on the phone to his [boss, friend, mother]
- a phone [call, line, conversation, message]
- phone [support, directories, numbers]
- your phone [supplier, provider]
- phone (up) your [son, parents, friends]
- my [son] phoned me
- phone me if
- (I'll) phone you back
- tried phoning you [earlier, last night, yesterday]
- phoned her with the [information, news]
- phone [their hotline, a helpline, customer service, the police]
- phoned to [say, tell me, chat, find out]
- phone for [assistance, help, advice, information]
- phone in case of [emergency, ingestion, overdose]
- phone in (to work) sick
- phoned into the [meeting, discussion, lecture] from [France]
- phone into the [radio station, game show]
- phoned during the [game, speech, movie]
- phone with [information, details] (about)
- phone at least [once a week]
- phoned on [Tuesday]
- phone [ahead, first, before]
- phone from [home, school, work]
'phone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Christmas
- Earth
- abuse
- act
- additional
- advertisement
- agree
- alert
- answer
- app
- appear
- applicant
- apply
- area
- arrival
- barely
- barrage
- bastard
- battery
- bill
- billing
- bloated
- bogus
- book
- borrow
- bother
- bug
- busy
- butcher
- buy
- cab
- calendar
- call
- camera
- cancellation
- carry-on
- casing
- cell
- charge
- charged
- chat
- cheap
- check
- clench
- clip
- coat
- code
- color
- communicate
- confirmation