| 词汇 | give someone a ring |
| 释义 | Idiom give someone a ring and give someone a buzz Theme: COMMUNICATION - TELEPHONE to call someone on the telephone. (Informal.)Nice talking to you. Give me a ring sometime.Give me a buzz when you're in town. Idiom give someone a ringgive (someone) a ring to telephone someone.She's been sick for a couple of days, so why don't you give her a ring?I'm calling to find out what tonight's homework is, so if you could give me a ring and let me know I would really appreciate it. give (one) a ringTo call one on the phone. Let me give her a ring and see what she thinks about all this. Give me a ring tonight, and we'll work out the details. give someone a ringand give someone a buzz; give someone a callFig. to call someone on the telephone. Nice talking to you. Give me a ring sometime. Give me a buzz when you're in town. give someone a ring1. Also, give someone a buzz. Call someone on the telephone, as in Give me a ring next week, or Bill said he'd give her a buzz. Both these expressions allude to the sound of a telephone's ring. [Colloquial; c. 1920] 2. Present a lover with an engagement ring, as in I think he's giving her a ring tonight. [First half of 1800s] |
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