Collocation
check your phone
to look at your phone for messages, calls, notifications, or information
Definition
'check your phone' is a common English collocation. to look at your phone for messages, calls, notifications, or information
check + your + phone
“Check your phone—I've just sent you the address.”
Examples
- Check your phone; I just texted you the code.
- I checked my phone and saw three missed calls.
- Please check your phone when you get a chance.
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- He always checks his phone during meetings, which is distracting.
- She checked her phone for updates while waiting in line.
- If you check your phone now, you'll see the calendar invite.
- I was about to leave when I checked my phone and noticed your message.
- Before you panic, check your phone and look at the latest notification.
- By the time we checked our phones, the train had already been delayed.
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