on the horn
idiom
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.
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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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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 18 Dec. 2025.
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