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hold the phone

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  1. Stop what one is doing, as in Hold the phone! There's no sense in continuing this argument. This expression is often put as an imperative, as in the example. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] Also see hold everything.

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He also suggests trying to hold the phone at more of an upright, angled position.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

To cope, his mother would “lie on the floor and hold the phone away from her head.”

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

He will have a bit of a dip at me and I'll hold the phone away from my ear while he has his rant.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2023

Shiv says when her estranged husband offers to hold the phone up to Logan’s ear, before uttering some of the saddest words she’s ever said: “Are you just being nice to me?”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023

It’s 2:03 a.m., and I hold the phone receiver against my ear.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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