ring off the hook

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Verb

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)

1. (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