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ESLPod_0190_WE_0055 Taking a Phone Message In this podcast, the phrase "to hang up" means to put down the telephone's receiver to end a conversation: "I couldn't hear him very well so I hung up the phone and waited for him to call back." This is a common way to use the phrase, but it is also common to use it to mean something completely different. "To be hung up" is a phrase that means to be delayed because of something or someone else: "I was hung up at work and couldn't make it in time for dinner." Or, "I was hung up in traffic for two hours!" The same phrase can also mean to have your mind set on or focused on something: "She's hung up about vacationing in Mexico and won't even think about going anywhere else." Or, "She's so hung up on Flavio that she doesn't want date any other guys."

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Id	ESLPod_0190_WE_0055
Episode Id	ESLPod 190
Episode Title	Taking a Phone Message
Phrase	to hang up
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to hang up" means to put down the telephone's receiver to end a conversation: "I couldn't hear him very well so I hung up the phone and waited for him to call back." This is a common way to use the phrase, but it is also common to use it to mean something completely different. "To be hung up" is a phrase that means to be delayed because of something or someone else: "I was hung up at work and couldn't make it in time for dinner." Or, "I was hung up in traffic for two hours!" The same phrase can also mean to have your mind set on or focused on something: "She's hung up about vacationing in Mexico and won't even think about going anywhere else." Or, "She's so hung up on Flavio that she doesn't want date any other guys."
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