phone in
— phrasal verb with phone uk/fəʊn/us/foʊn/verb [ I or T ]
(WORK)
to phone the place where you work in order to tell your employer something:
She phoned in sick (= saying that she was ill) this morning.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - by telephone
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- bell
- break
- break up
- cold-calling
- conference call
- connection
- cut
- dialling code
- give sb a buzz idiom
- hash
- hold
- ICE (number)
- put sb through
- put sth down 1
- telecommuting
- tinkle
- top-up card
- transfer
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(PROGRAMME)
to phone a television or radio programme in order to express your opinion on a matter:
Over 300 people phoned in to complain.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - by telephone
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- bell
- break
- break up
- cold-calling
- conference call
- connection
- cut
- dialling code
- give sb a buzz idiom
- hash
- hold
- ICE (number)
- put sb through
- put sth down 1
- telecommuting
- tinkle
- top-up card
- transfer
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