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Phr V phone around phones, phoning, phoned phone around/round (sb) ( never passive) mainly British to telephone several people, often in order to find out informationWhy don't you phone around and see if any of your friends want to come?I'll phone around a few travel agents and see if I can get a cheaper ticket.
phrasephone around phone around/round • phone around/round sb to telephone several people, companies etc especially in order to find out about something: Branson spent a frantic evening phoning around friends until he found her. Why don't you phone around and see if you can get a better price somewhere else?■ SIMILAR TO: ring round/around BrE, call around especially AmE
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