Calling on
Phone and calling on are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phone" instead a verb phrase "Calling on".
Phone
Phone verb - To make a telephone call to.
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Synonyms for Phone
Calling on and phone are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Calling on" with "Phone", this terms are similar.
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- The finale featured a bit where Elaine is reprimanded by Jerry for calling someone to ask about their health on a cell phone (rather than calling on their home phone).
- She does so by saying that Lucy can't talk because her mouth is full because she is eating her lunch early as she always does (Lucy refuses to eat and usually brings most of her lunch home with her) and that she is calling on her cell phone (Sheridan doesn't have a cell phone).
Source: Out-of-Character Alert -
Almost Kiss: Pewds and Cry, until Marzia's calling on the phone interrupted it (even if you're playing as Marzia during the stage where you first encounter him).
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