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
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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
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
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
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
Branscome jabbed her left foot on the horn pedal, then gave a thumbs-up.
—Tamara Lush, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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
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
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
Branscome jabbed her left foot on the horn pedal, then gave a thumbs-up.
—Tamara Lush, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2020
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“On the horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20horn. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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