We're sorry. Your call did not go through

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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A pay phone

Man: Oh, pay phone. There must be a pay phone around here somewhere. At … oh, there it is. Now, I’ll pick up the receiver and ask the operator to help me. Hello hello … Nobody there. That’s funny. Hello hello…

Tape: We’re sorry. Your call did not go through. Will you please try your call again?

Man: Oh, you must be the operator. I want to speak to Frankie…

Tape: We’re sorry. Your call did not go through. Will you please try your call again?

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1- What does “Your call did not go through” mean?

2- I want a simple sentence with the same meaning.

Thank you

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“We were unable to complete your call.”
“We could not connect to the person you were calling.”
“We could not complete a circuit from you to the person you were calling.”
Or simply “Something didn’t work.”

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Thank you so much, Arinker :rose:

Very nice explanation.

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