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phone in

To fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort rather than the appropriate level of effort.
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But here was someone who could have been paid regally for just phoning it in for another year or two willing instead to throw that all away

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'phone in':

phone inTo deliver a message by telephone when etiquette demands the effort and respect conveyed by communication in person.
phone inTo make a telephone call to a broadcasting station, especially to participate in a program being aired.
phone inTo make an unseemly, timid performance; to be restrained and timid when bold action is called for.
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