Q&A for How to Make Up an Excuse to Get Off the Phone

Just tell them you have to clean your room, get in the shower, eat dinner, run to the store, etc. If all else fails, just tell them you don't really like talking on the phone.

Tell them your phone is about to die, or that you have something to do.

You should (calmly and gently) talk to her about her clingy behavior. Let her know that you need a little space and tell her specifically what she's doing or saying that you find clingy. Tell her that you love her, but you just can't be on the phone with her constantly.

Say you need to make an urgent call and that it is important, then walk off to your room and play the game. When she asks for it back just say, "Oh, I will give it to you later, I need to search for some answers for my homework." Or just tell her it's your phone and you want to use it, end of story.

It probably just seems obvious to you because you know you're lying. Don't overthink it. Just say, "Well, I've gotta go [insert excuse] now, but I'll talk to you soon." Keep it short and sweet, and choose a simple excuse, nothing too elaborate.

Follow the instructions listed in the article above.

Text them," Sorry, I can't talk right now." Then call them back eventually.

While you could embellish and say that your phone company was doing maintenance on the lines, so you got disconnected and couldn't call back for a while, it's a whole lot easier to just say: "It has been great talking with you but I've got to go now. I'll call you later (or next week, etc.)." There is no need to make an excuse, everyone gets that life is busy and we don't have time to stand around nattering all day.

If you can, record the entire phone call while the blackmailer is talking. Note the caller's number, and report it to the police. Blackmailing is a crime.

You should say, “I need to get off the phone because my younger cousins are being too loud. I’ll call you when they calm down.”

It is your best friend, you don't need an excuse. Tell your best friend, “Hey Sebastian, I really need to get off the phone, I’ll call you back later, bye.”

Tell them that you have to go to bed, or that it's getting late and you have to go, or your phone is dying. If you can, try to use an excuse as specific to your own life as possible, like that your parents are telling you to go to bed, or that your screentime has run out.

You could mute and look towards your door as if someone is saying something, and then say: "Sorry, I have to go and do (insert here)."

Tell the person to that you both work on a 20 minute timer and then have a 10 minute break. It works so well!

Be honest. If you think the conversation has gone on too long, say so. You could tell them ''I better head off now'' or ''It's nice to catch up, but I best go now'' as a few examples. You don't ''have'' to make an excuse to get off the phone.

If you're in school, say there's a important project you have to do. If you have a child/children, say you need to take care of them. If you are in work, say there's something you need to do that related to work. Or, you could also just pretend you have a migraine and do not wish to speak to anyone as it hurts.

If someone persists in calling you back, then you can put your phone on airplane mode or turn it off for a bit and they will think your phone is dead or doesn't have signal and stop calling.

Be careful what excuse you use. It would be best to say you just remembered you have to do something important and will have to call him back, then make sure to actually call him back.

You could say that someone else is calling, someone really important or that the doorbell just rang or maybe even that your mom wants you to get off the phone and go do a chore. If you have been talking for a bit or the conversation is starting to loose momentum, then it is in no way rude to end it.