put the phone down on (someone)

idiom

British
: to end a telephone connection
She put the phone down on him.

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“Put the phone down on (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20the%20phone%20down%20on%20%28someone%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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