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What does “pick up the phone” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2
To make the effort to call someone
“Sometimes it's easier to just pick up the phone.”
Say it smoothly: “pi-cup-thuh-phone”
From the B2 lesson Staying in Touch (keeping in touch).
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What does “pick up the phone” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“pick up the phone” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks B2 Pack 4 (Communication, Decisions and Habits).
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- keep in touch (with sb)to continue to communicate with someone regularly
- drop sb a lineto send someone a short, informal message
- get back to sbto reply to someone, often after some time
- a quick chata short, informal conversation
- lose touch with (sb)to gradually stop being in contact with someone
- catch up with sbto meet or talk with someone after a while and share news
- give sb a callto phone someone
- stay in contactto continue being in touch with someone
- send sb a messageto communicate with someone by text or message