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2011.02.18
Hello! We were just about to call you!
RING OFF THE HOOK
(電話が)ひっきりなしにかかってくる
- If a phone rings off the hook, it rings (= makes a sound that lets you know someone is calling) constantly or very often.
- ring off the hook は、電話がひっきりなしにかかってくる、または頻繁に鳴る、という意味です。
- (calling a co-worker on her day off)
Do you think you could come into the office today and help answer phones? They're ringing off the hook. - (switchboard operator at toy manufacturer)
The phones have been ringing off the hook since the recall was announced. - Once you get on one of those telemarketing call lists, your phone will be ringing off the hook with calls from people trying to sell you something.
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