nick just dropped out; i'm trying to get ahold of him for the fourth time, but it's just a call of attrition at the moment
"when a mobile phone call drops out, the ensuing attempts to call each other back on both sides results in endless straight-to-voicemail calls, engaged signals, more dropouts
"nick just dropped out; i'm trying to get ahold of him for the fourth time, but it's just a call of attrition at the moment" What is the definition of "call of attrition"?