phone call
compound. A1 Beginner Oxford
compound. A conversation that you have with someone using a telephone.
compound. A communicative act conducted via a telephone network between two or more parties
I need to make a quick phone call.
She received an important phone call from her doctor during the meeting.
The tense silence was finally broken by a shrill, insistent phone call that nobody dared to answer.
Teaching tip
Drill the key collocations 'make a call' (to initiate) and 'get/receive a call' (to be the recipient) to build fluency.
Pitfall
I did a phone call to my mother.I made a phone call to my mother.The standard verb for initiating a call is 'make', not 'do'.