on the horn

phrase

US, informal
: on the telephone
When I finally got him on the horn he said he couldn't come.

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On Thursday, March 27, Hopkins spent the afternoon on the horn assuring agents and talent that Salke’s surprise removal was simply a matter of streamlining Amazon’s org chart. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025 For the next year, Close is on the horn with every executive at the Walt Disney Company. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024

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“On the horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horn. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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