get the phone

phrase

: to answer the telephone
Would somebody please get the phone?

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“Get the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20phone. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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