ring sb/sth up

— phrasal verb with ring

/rɪŋ/ verb

Definition

B1 to make a phone call to someone: She rang me up to say she couldn't come. He rang up the office and asked to speak to the manager.

(Definition of ring sb/sth up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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