to break up	when your voice cannot be clearly heard/ loose connection
put through	connect a caller with someone else (połączyć kogos z kimś, przekierować)
hang on/ hold on (a moment)	wait
hang up	end a phone call (usually suddenly)
get through	achieve a phone connection
cut off	lose a phone connection
speak up	speak louder
pass sb over/ put sb on	give sb a telephone -przekazać słuchawkę
coins run out	monety się skończyły
call sb back/ ring back	telephone sb for the second time, ring sb who rang you before - oddzwonić
ring off	stop continuing a phone connection (rozłączyć się)
listening in	secretly listening to someone's conversation - podsłuchiwać
put the phone down	put the part of phone or phone back to it's usual positionodłożyć słuchawkę
phone around	telephone several people (to find info) -obdzwaniać
get back to sb	talk to sb to give him info you were not able to give before
phone up	telephoning -obdzwaniać
dial out	use telephone to call someone in other building -wybrać numer
ring in (sick)	telephone sb to inform why you are not at work
switch off/ turn off	wyłączyć
charge up	naładować
PFC	phone-free conversation
long-drawn-out/ drawn out	lasting too long - przeciągać się
indecipherable	impossible to understand or to read - nieczytelny
recipient	person who receives something -adresat, odbiorca
utterly bizarre	strange, odd, funny - całkowicie dziwaczny
to and fro	back and forth -tam i z powrotem
protracted	prolonged in time, extended -przewlekły, przedłużający się
repetitive strain injury	pains in the wrists caused by repeating awkward movement, when you use a keyboard -zespół cieśni
laborious	requiring a lot of time or effort -wyczerpujący
needless to say	obviously, that goes without saying
a thing of the past	sth that no longer exists
hanker after	want sth very much -pragnąć, tęsknić
breakthroughs	advances -osiągnięcia, przełomy
running down	loosing power
set their minds to	give all their attention to
invigorating	making you feel full of energy -orzeźwiający
out of the blue	suddenly, unexpectedly -niespodziewanie
has taken off	has become popular or successful
share a lot of common ground	have a lot things we agree on, similar opinions and experience
gain the ground	become more popular, accepted
cut the ground from under the feet of	make sb's position weaker
hold/ stand your ground	rdefend your opinion, be stubborn -obstawać przy swoim
be on dangerous ground	make sth that can offend, upset other people -na śliskim gruncie
give ground	change your opinion, accept the other side's position -ustąpić, przyznać słuszność
shift ground	change your opinion -jak chorągiewka zmieniać zdanie
get off the ground	(help) start off successfully
get in on the ground floor	become involved in sth right at the beginning
prepare the ground	create a suitable situation for sth to take place
wish the ground would swallow sb up	wish to disappear, feel very ashamed, embarassed
be thick/ thin on the ground	be a lot/ very few of sth
suit sb down to the ground	suit perfectly
go to ground	hide, not appear in public, become less popular
stamping/ stomping ground	place where you spend a lot of time