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phone-it-in

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(third-person singular simple present phones it in, present participle phoning it in, simple past and past participle phoned it in)

  1. to choose to deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by in person communication
  2. (idiomatic) To fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.
  3. to make an unseemly timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called for
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WORDS NEAR phone-it-in IN THE DICTIONARY


  • phone-home
  • phone-in
  • phone-in-show
  • phone-ins
  • phone-it-in
  • phone jack
  • phone leash
  • phone-line
  • phone line access
  • phone-lines
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