Mike Hussey
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Frustrated, Topher says to Rusty about a girl:
Topher: I love her, but she is driving me crazy! I can't sleep. I can't work. I quit the show. I totally phoned in that Dennis Quaid movie.
What does "phoned in something"?
Does it mean he lost the show because he didn't act properly?
Source: Ocean's Twelve (a 2004 American heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh)
Topher: I love her, but she is driving me crazy! I can't sleep. I can't work. I quit the show. I totally phoned in that Dennis Quaid movie.
What does "phoned in something"?
Does it mean he lost the show because he didn't act properly?
Source: Ocean's Twelve (a 2004 American heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh)