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telephone tagA situation in which a person unsuccessfully attempts to contact another person by telephone and leaves a message instead, and in which the second person then unsuccessfully attempts to return the initial call and leaves a message for the first person, and so on as if the two are playing a game of tag in which the most recent person to have been left with a message is now designated as "it" (i.e. as the player now obliged to chase the other and to attempt anew to make contact).Rate it:

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telephone exchangecommunications switching centreRate it:

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wrong telephone numberA telephone call received from an unfamiliar caller, due to a mistake in the number dialled.Rate it:

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tag alongTo accompany, join, or follow; to go with.Rate it:

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phone tagA situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.Rate it:

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tag offTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to confirm the end of use or one's exit from the vehicle.Rate it:

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tag onTo hover an RFID device such as a smartcard over a receiver, often with a graphical user interface, in order to make a payment or gain access to the vehicle.Rate it:

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tag teamTwo or more people or groups acting alternately to accomplish some task.Rate it:

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tag upOf a baserunner, when a fly ball is hit, to put one's foot on the base one is currently at until the ball is caught. When the ball is caught, the baserunner may attempt to advance to the next base, at the risk of being tagged out.Rate it:

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give meform of words used as a request by a telephone-user to be connected with a specified person, number, etc.Rate it:

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on the hornOn the telephone.Rate it:

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break upOf a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.Rate it:

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call inTo communicate with a base etc, by telephone.Rate it:

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ring offTo finish a telephone conversation and disconnect.Rate it:

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ring upTo telephone, to call on the telephone.Rate it:

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give a ringOn the telephone.Rate it:

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on holdWaiting on a telephone call.Rate it:

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pick upTo answer a telephone. See pick up the phone.Rate it:

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call an ambulanceUse a telephone to ensure arrival of an ambulanceRate it:

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call screeningthe process of evaluating the characteristics of a telephone call before deciding how or whether to answer it. Some methods may include: listening to the message being recorded on an answering machine or voice mail. checking a caller ID display to see who or where the call is from.Rate it:

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call the policeUse a telephone to request the arrival of a police officer.Rate it:

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calling cardA prepaid card or credit card, usually electronically readable, used to pay the charges when making a telephone call.Rate it:

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can I use your phoneIndicates that the speaker wants to communicate with someone via the interlocutor's telephone, if it is available.Rate it:

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dial upto telephone, to call on the telephoneRate it:

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DNUInitialism of do not use : marking used to tag equipment or material that is not to be used.Rate it:

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drop a lineOn the telephone.Rate it:

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ground outTo become out by hitting a ground ball which is fielded and leads to a force or tag of a runner.Rate it:

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holla atTo call on a telephone; to contact or maintain contact with.Rate it:

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il y avait quatre pelés et un tonduThere were only a few people and those of no importance; Only the tag, rag, and bobtail were there.Rate it:

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n'est-ce pasUsed to form tag questions.Rate it:

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off the gridNot connected to a publicly available communication system, such as the world-wide web or a mobile telephone network.Rate it:

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off the hookOf a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.Rate it:

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phone inTo deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.Rate it:

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phone inTo make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.Rate it:

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phone it into choose to deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by in person communicationRate it:

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phone upto phone, to contact by telephoneRate it:

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private branch exchangeTelephone lines.Rate it:

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put awayTo catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.Rate it:

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put downTo replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.Rate it:

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put throughTo connect (a telephone caller with intended callee).Rate it:

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ring off the hookOf a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.Rate it:

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ring outTo make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.Rate it:

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rotary dialA telephone with a rotary dial to indicate the number to be called.Rate it:

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short codeA number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.Rate it:

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stranger on the phoneDr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.Rate it:

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the line is busyIndicates that the telephone line is busy.Rate it:

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對不對used as a tag question: isn't it so?, right or wrong?, is it right?, OK, yes?Rate it:

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