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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As a result, his days as a trumpet player were over: The pressure from the exertion of blowing on the horn could threaten his brain arteries. Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 For the next year, Close is on the horn with every executive at the Walt Disney Company. Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024 She’s gotten into her truck and laid on the horn for long periods of time to agitate them, as well. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 June 2023 Someone get someone’s agent on the horn this instant. Rian Johnson Bets, Vulture, 28 Dec. 2022 Trapped at the end of the world, Klaus throws himself on the horn of the white buffalo, killing himself before he can get kugelblitzed. Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 22 June 2022 The protesters were crossing a street in downtown Austin and Perry leaned on the horn of his vehicle. Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2023 Branscome jabbed her left foot on the horn pedal, then gave a thumbs-up. Tamara Lush, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020 Coincidentally, Emily's on the horn right now, talking up a storm. EW.com, 29 June 2020

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“On the horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horn. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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