hold the phone
To hold; to wait for someone at the other end of a telephone connection.
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A-Ah?! H-Hold the phone you don't have to do th-at without a big thank you from a happy Melody! Thank you so much for your compliments and help~
Hold The Phone by Janette Davis on #DJAC shout out for @andyfab.bsky.social
#NowPlaying Andy’s Old Bangers On @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social HOLD THE PHONE Janette Davis For @andyfab.bsky.social #DJAC
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To hold; to wait for someone at the other end of a telephone connection.
They asked me to hold the phone while they went to look up the answer.
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(slang, idiom) stop; wait; whoa.
Hold the phone! We've had this problem before, with the other machine.
“A-Ah?! H-Hold the phone you don't have to do th-at without a big thank you from a happy Melody! Thank you so much for your compliments and help~”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hold The Phone by Janette Davis on #DJAC shout out for @andyfab.bsky.social”
— Bluesky· May 2026“#NowPlaying Andy’s Old Bangers On @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social HOLD THE PHONE Janette Davis For @andyfab.bsky.social #DJAC”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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