ring off

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to terminate a telephone conversation by replacing the receiver; hang up

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Example Sentences

Eastern time, the TV sets click on, people from Kansas to Connecticut looking out their windows at snow piles, and the next morning, phones ring off the hook in real estate offices from Pasadena to Pacoima.

From Los Angeles Times

“No, no, no!” she raged, even as she wrenched the princess’s ring off her finger and all but threw it at Penelope.

From Literature

But now she’s taken the ring off.

From Slate

Jack quickly worked the ring off the boy’s finger, then slid it onto his own.

From Literature

Mullin had stood up from his seat at the dais and appeared to start taking his ring off.

From Seattle Times