turned the phone over to vs left the phone with him

These two phrases are not directly comparable as they convey different actions. 'Turned the phone over to' implies handing something over to someone else, while 'left the phone with him' suggests leaving the phone in someone's possession. The choice between the two depends on the specific context of the situation.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 592 views

turned the phone over to

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to handing something over to someone else.

This phrase is used when you want to indicate that you gave something to someone else, usually after having control or possession of it.

Examples:

He turned the phone over to the police.
She turned the documents over to her lawyer.

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Now hand the phone over to the cops.
She answered one of our calls and handed the phone over to claudette, who tried to get us to come in, with you as the big catch.
I had the phone over my chest.
Get that phone over to Jin asap.
Here's the list of vacancies, use the phones over there.
Hang on, I'll pass you over, so Eno passed the phone over to David and David said, Hello, we're here in...
I've got to get this phone over to Ashley at t'farm.
Your daughter's tablet must have been infected, and it spread to the phone over your home's wi-fi.
Did you see anyone using the phone over here?
Security's turned the case over to the police.
We turned the information over to the Minneapolis P.D.
I turned the case over to robbery division.
So you turned the job over to a 15-year-old boy.
Chicago PD's turned the homicide investigation over to us.
It's time we turned the child over to the captain.
They turned the phone off already, and she hadn't charged her cell, so...
I turned the phones off. I couldn't listen to them ring anymore.
Still, because the phone and the picture Were turned over to the police,
Pick up the phone and walk over to them.
By the time he had turned the reins over to his son Brant in 1990, Stay Rites were in 28 states.

Alternatives:

handed the phone over to
passed the phone to
gave the phone to

left the phone with him

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to leaving something in someone's possession.

This phrase is used when you want to indicate that you left something with someone, usually for them to hold or take care of.

Examples:

She left the keys with the receptionist.
He left the package with his neighbor.

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I left the phone with Ravi.
I left the phone number on my desk.
-You left the phone off the hook, Blanche.
They left the phone. I know how this goes.
Noboru left his phone with me.
She left the phone in order to lead us to her killer.
Up... And they left the phone.
Kerry didn't talk to the operator, but she left the phone on the whole time.
Or if you're looking for something immature, You could tell him you left the phone in the gallery And never got the message.
...you could tell him you left the phone in the gallery, never got the message.
What if he left the phone at the bar that Melanie Vilkas disappeared from?
She left this in the phone. SIM card.
You left this in the phone booth.
BOOTH:1Broadsky knew I'd show up at the cemetery, so... he left me the phone.
Pen and paper on the left of the phone.
I left the restaurant's phone number.
You're not the man who left the cell phone.
He said you left my phone.
She left her phone there anyway.
- But he left his phone.

Alternatives:

entrusted the phone to him
delegated the phone to him
gave the phone into his care

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