See ring off the hook on Wiktionary
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"(idiomatic) Of a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively."
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"roman": "xiǎng gè bùtíng",
"sense": "ring constantly",
"word": "響個不停 /响个不停"
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"sense": "ring constantly",
"word": "soida jatkuvasti"
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"sense": "ring constantly",
"word": "ne pas arrêter de sonner"
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"sense": "ring constantly",
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"sense": "ring constantly",
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"sense": "ring constantly",
"word": "soida jatkuvasti"
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"sense": "ring constantly",
"word": "ne pas arrêter de sonner"
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"sense": "ring constantly",
"word": "tocar sem parar"
}
],
"word": "ring off the hook"
}
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