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Ring Phrase Means Eslpod Money I Problem Restaurant

Id ESLPod_0302_WE_0278
Episode Id ESLPod 302
Episode Title A Problem with a Restaurant Check
Phrase to ring (something) up
Text The phrase "to ring (something) up," in this podcast, means to enter the cost of what someone is buying into a machine, and then take that person's money to make the sale: "The store employee was new, so it took her a long time to ring up my purchases." The phrase "to ring (something) in" means to celebrate something noisily: "They rang in the New Year with a big party in Chicago." The phrase "to ring a bell" means to seem familiar, as if one had heard something before but isn't able to remember where or when: "The name 'Kelly Drake' rings a bell, but I can't think of how I know her." Finally, the phrase "to ring off the hook" means for a telephone to ring repeatedly, too many times: "The phone has been ringing off the hook all afternoon, and I'm tired of answering it!"
Topics Money

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