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ESLPod_0408_WE_0490 Calling Someone You Haven't Met About a Job The phrase "to field calls," in this podcast, means to answer phone calls for another person, deciding which calls are important enough for him or her to listen to and taking care of the less important calls: "Geraldine gets more than 100 calls each day, so she had to hire someone to field calls for her." The phrase "to field questions" means to answer questions, especially when there are a lot of difficult questions: "After the presentation, the speaker will field questions from the reporters." Finally, the phrase "to field a team" means to organize a sports team, selecting people who will play on the team against other teams: "The school is going to field a hockey team for the first time next year."

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ESLPod 408 to field calls Business

Id	ESLPod_0408_WE_0490
Episode Id	ESLPod 408
Episode Title	Calling Someone You Haven't Met About a Job
Phrase	to field calls
Text	The phrase "to field calls," in this podcast, means to answer phone calls for another person, deciding which calls are important enough for him or her to listen to and taking care of the less important calls: "Geraldine gets more than 100 calls each day, so she had to hire someone to field calls for her." The phrase "to field questions" means to answer questions, especially when there are a lot of difficult questions: "After the presentation, the speaker will field questions from the reporters." Finally, the phrase "to field a team" means to organize a sports team, selecting people who will play on the team against other teams: "The school is going to field a hockey team for the first time next year."
Topics	Business

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