phone in phrasal verb (see also phone)

1. to telephone the place where you work, especially in order to report something:
I’ll phone in and let them know.
phone something ↔ in
I’ll phone the report in tomorrow morning.
She phoned in sick (=telephoned to say that she was ill and could not come to work).

2. to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or ask a question:
There’s still time to phone in before the end of the programme.
⇒ phone-in

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ˈphone-in noun [countable]
a radio or television programme in which you hear ordinary people expressing opinions or asking questions over the telephone

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