Matching Pairs HelloOnline version Match the following expressions with their definitions. by Fátima Suárez 1 Pick up the phone 2 To be on the phone 3 To lose signal or to have a poor/strong mobile phone signal (reception) 4 Telephone box/booth 5 To hang up 6 Phonebook 7 To dial a number 8 To call someone 9 The line is busy 10 A flip phone 11 Answering machine 12 To look up a number Being used when you try to call A small mobile phone that closes by folding in the middle to make it easier to carry A small structure containing a telephone that you pay to use To press the buttons, or to turn the dial, on a telephone in order to call someone A machine that answers your telephone and records messages that people leave for you To finish a phone call to try to find a number by looking in a book or on a list, or by using a computer To be speaking to someone through the phone Refers to the strength of the signal received by a mobile phone from a cellular network To contact or attempt to contact a person or number by phone Personal list of phone numbers To answer a telephone call