At a pay phone
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Operator: You don't know Frankie Stone's number?
Boy: No, could you give me her number, please?
Operator: Her number is listed in telephone directory.
Boy: Oh, the phone book, hold on, I'll look it up.
Operator: Please hang up.
Boy: Hang what up?
Operator: Hang up the telephone and then look the number up in the book.
Boy: But I can't find the book.
Operator: There is a telephone directory in every pay phone.
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1- What does "I'll look it up" mean?
Does it mean "I'll find it"?
2- What does "look the number up in the book" mean?
Does it mean "search the number in the book"?
Thank you
g. com/en/definition/look_up look something up , look up something : Search for and find a piece of information in a book or database.
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See e.g. https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/look_up
look something up, look up something: Search for and find a piece of information in a book or database.