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| Subject | Russian | English |
| Makarov. | он сидит на телефоне | he is always on the telephone |
| idiom., inf. | сидеть на телефоне | be glued to the telephone ("Very well, Madam," said the salesperson politely, then shouted "BITCH!" just as Rosemary put down the phone. Being glued to the telephone all day was probably getting her down, but at least she was able to shout "BITCH!" at a real person.  theguardian.com 4uzhoj) |
| inf. | сидеть на телефоне | spend a period of time on the phone (he spent much of Monday on the phone fielding calls from ... Alex_Odeychuk) |
| inf., explan. | сидеть на телефоне | answer phone calls |