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Perfect Stranger Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
It's hard to get a hold on him [telephone English]
Hi,
If I can't reach somebody on the phone and having tried to call them several times, can I say:
1. I can't reach him.
2. I can't get through to him.
3. It's hard to get a hold on him.
4. It's hard to catch him on the phone.
I think the last one is a bit ambiguous. Can it mean it's hard to understand what he says on the phone or should I rather say It's hard to follow him on the phone ?
Thanks
If I can't reach somebody on the phone and having tried to call them several times, can I say:
1. I can't reach him.
2. I can't get through to him.
3. It's hard to get a hold on him.
4. It's hard to catch him on the phone.
I think the last one is a bit ambiguous. Can it mean it's hard to understand what he says on the phone or should I rather say It's hard to follow him on the phone ?
Thanks
Top answer
I can’t reach him. OK I can’t get through to him. OK I can’t get ahold of him.
- I can’t reach him.
- OK I can’t get through to him.
- OK I can’t get ahold of him.
- I take the fourth one to mean that he rarely uses the phone.
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I can’t reach him. OK
I can’t get through to him. OK
I can’t get ahold of him.
I take the fourth one to mean that he rarely uses the phone.
I can’t get through to him. OK
I can’t get ahold of him.
I take the fourth one to mean that he rarely uses the phone.
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