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Korean idiom The phone rings off the hook

전화통에 불이 나다

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  • 전화통에 불이 나다

English rendering The phone rings off the hook Literal translation: “The telephone catches fire”

Meaning 1

전화가 쉴 새 없이 계속 쓰이다.

For a telephone to be used continuously without a break

Dictionary example 1

오늘은 접수 마감일이라 하루 종일 전화통에 불이 날 것이다.

Today is the application deadline, so the phone will ring off the hook all day.

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“전화통에 불이 나다” — The phone rings off the hook: For a telephone to be used continuously without a break
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