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Meanings of lift the receiver in English

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Usage of lift the receiver in English
1
It took some maneuvering, but he managed to lift the receiver in time.
Audrey's door
2
That she awaited some cue to lift the receiver and call the police?
Complete Books of Blood
3
I walk over to the table, lift the receiver on the third ring.
Dark Matter
4
She put out her hand, but did not lift the receiver from the hook.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
5
V'lu would lift the receiver, and clear across the room Madame would hear the man.
Jitterbug Perfume
6
Amidst the chuckles and gluggels of all, the G.S.O.3 was obliged to lift the receiver.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 19, 1917
7
Instinct made her hesitate to lift the receiver.
Winter door
8
I sit up and lift the receiver.
The illuminatus! trilogy
9
Remember, you have only to lift the receiver to know that you are not alone in your fight.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
10
I lift the receiver, saying, Hello?
Tell-all
11
But he didn't lift the receiver.
Firewall
12
As a consequence, when she did finally lift the receiver, she succeeded in sounding both fearful and suspicious: Milderhurst Castle.
The distant hours
13
I lift the receiver.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
14
Then I heard dragging footsteps, heard someone lift the receiver from the table and was expecting the receiver to be replaced.
The Clown
15
He prowled about the telephone, impulsively thrusting out a hand to lift the receiver, but never quite daring to risk it.
Babbitt
16
She didn't dare lift the receiver to her ear, but was able to push nine and then one twice without making it obvious.
Shadowlight
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Lift the receiver through the time