Talking to someone using a telephone; Synonym of on the telephone / (dated, UK) Connected to a telephone system or having a landline telephone in one's home.

(idiomatic, chiefly US, vulgar) Used to express contempt after a victory, a refuted argument or the sharing of undesirable information.

(transitive) To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.

(US) Synonym of fly off at a tangent

simple past tense and past participle of lay hold on

Without having eaten.

A situation has reached a point of great commotion, energy, or activity.

(sports) A shot that either scores a goal or that would score if not for an obstruction by a defending player.

(humorous) Sarcastically suggesting that a person deserves a prize.

(sequence, idiomatic, Britain) Used when mentioning the things that one does not like about something.