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Off the hook

Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.

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📖 Definitions of "Off the hook"

adjective
  1. 1

    Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.

    "I think he left the phone off the hook so that nobody would call him."

  2. 2

    Of a telephone, ringing frequently.

    "The phone was ringing off the hook all night."

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