ring off the hook

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ring off the hook (third-person singular simple present rings off the hook, present participle ringing off the hook, simple past rang off the hook, past participle rung off the hook)

(idiomatic) Of a telephone, to ring constantly or excessively.
I placed the advertisement yesterday, and the phone has been ringing off the hook ever since.

Translations

ring constantly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 響個不停／响个不停 (xiǎng gè bùtíng)
Finnish: soida jatkuvasti
French: ne pas arrêter de sonner
Portuguese: tocar sem parar
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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