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: Become inaudible over the phone, usually because of a bad connection 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..

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