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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

phone it in

Some people readily admit they work for a paycheck; they're not particularly interested in growth or satisfaction. Money is money and the job suits their needs. That's OK. Others, however, figure if they have to work anyway, they might as well do something challenging and fulfilling.
And when they start to feel complacent, like they can just phone it in, it's time to think about quitting to make a change.

I searched this phrase on the internet for a while and it feels like that the original form is phone in. But I'm not sure. The definition on my online dictionary is "take it for grant". However the translation of this sentence is 'like the work seems nothing to them'. I think the translation is good, but I still want to know exact meaning of this phrase. Could you tell me what it means?
  

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rpsh take it for granted Not very accurate here. rpsh the translation of this sentence is 'like the work seems nothing to them'. I think the translation is good So do I.

— Mister Micawber

  • rpsh take it for granted Not very accurate here.
  • rpsh the translation of this sentence is 'like the work seems nothing to them'.
  • I think the translation is good So do I.
  • rpsh I still want to know exact meaning of this phrase.
  • Could you tell me what it means?
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rpshtake it for granted
Not very accurate here.
rpsh the translation of this sentence is 'like the work seems nothing to them'. I think the translation is good
So do I.
rpsh I still want to know exact meaning of this phrase. Could you tell me what it means?
Here 'to phone it in' mea
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He doesn't take any interest in his job, He doesn't make any real effort to do a good job. It's like he just phones it in.

The broad meaning is that he comes to work but he makes so little effort that he might as well stay home and just do his job over the phone.

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OK, thank you! But I still have a few questions about the phrase. For example, when I see the word 'fracture', the first meaning of this word crossing my mind is 'breaking of hard tissue such as bone'. However, I know that it can be used to describe a country in a state of unrest, i.d. a fractured country. So what is the first thing coming into your mind when you see this phrase? Or what is its or
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I was hesitated then when I typed into this phrase. However it's incorrect at last...T_T Actually, I still want to know the original meaning of this phrase. For instance, you guys say 'follow your nose'. I think nose here implies your instinct or you direct orientation. I consider it as a kind of root. So could you tell me more about it?
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rpshphone it in
The meaning Clive and I have given it is the first thing that comes to mind in that context. Keep in mind that we do not see or hear phrases in isolation. The root is to make a telephone call to supply information instead of reporting in person.
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OK,got it, thank you!
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rpshphone it in Could you tell me what it means?
You might be interested in the word "perfunctory".

CJ
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Wow, this word is more terse than the expression in Chinese. Thank you!
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