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Meanings of pick up the telephone in anglès

To respond to an incoming telephone call.

Usage of pick up the telephone in anglès
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Behind us, I saw Jess pick up the telephone and punch 911.
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
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All he could do was moan and pick up the telephone.
Corpus of a Siam Mosquito
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She rolled her wheelchair to the marble table to pick up the telephone.
Russian Winter
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In Syria, it should follow Jeremy Corbyn's example and pick up the telephone instead.
The Guardian
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We cannot just pick up the telephone and order a new campaign to start the next week.
The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Radio Addresse...
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If not, I'll pick up the telephone.
Ebony
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Then pick up the telephone and tell the shop where you'll leave the cheque when they deliver the item.
The Irish Times
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This new character is perfectly able to pick up the telephone and pronounce words like vodka or beer, understandable to the dumbest waiter.
A Russian Journal
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She wanted to pick up the telephone on the spot and talk to him, but somehow the thought of hearing his voice seemed dangerous.
Complete Books of Blood
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A day hadn't passed since he'd seen her last that he hadn't wanted to pick up the telephone and tell her that and more.
Iron lace
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He tried to pick up the telephone receiver, but again his hands refused; the digits just bent as he tried to punch out Jeudwine's number.
Complete Books of Blood
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However, before the hit was enacted, Paul Ricca picked up the telephone.
The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
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Suddenly he leaned over and picked up the telephone from the tabouret.
The Sheridan Road Mystery
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I picked up the telephone at the moment you answered it yourself.
Corduroy mansions
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She picked up the telephone, and when the manager answered, spoke briefly.
The cold light of mourning
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He hesitated and then picked up the telephone and called home, collect.
Joe Burke's Last Stand