down the telephone
phrase
British
: through the telephone
He screamed at me down the telephone.
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“Down the telephone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20telephone. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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