phone a friend
Seek outside help
Phone a friend is to consult someone for help with a problem or decision, from the lifeline on the TV game show *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?* where contestants could call a friend for assistance with a question.
The phrase now applies broadly to seeking outside expertise: I had no idea what was wrong with the car, so I phoned a friend.
Often used humorously when admitting you need help.
- lifelineEssential connection to safety
- fifty fiftyEqually divided between two
- callContact by phone
- helpAssistance given
- quizBrief informal test
millionaire · contestant · final answer · audience · hotline · dial · answer · game show host · trivia · nervous · thinking · clock · ticking · under pressure · studio · gameshow · expert · rescue
- game show elementsquiz show, trivia, wheel spinning, panel show, talent show
- triviatrivia, facts, quiz, anecdotes, trivia night
- TV lingoon air, off air, showrunner, cliffhanger, cue
phone a friendgo it alone
Proceed without help
ask the audience · trust your gut · crowdsource · fifty-fifty · 50/50
phone a friendgo it alone
Proceed without help
self-reliance · do it yourself · wing it · fly solo · trust your gut
phone a friendrandom guess
fifty-fifty · 50/50 · process of elimination · shoot from the hip · gut reaction
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