on the horn

idiom

US, informal

: on the telephone

When I finally got him on the horn he said he couldn't come.

Examples of on the horn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Rhymes for on the horn

• peppercorn
• unicorn
• waterborne
• winterbourne
• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn