get on(to) the (tele)phone
- get on(to) the (tele)phone
get on(to) the (tele)phone & get on(to) the (telephone) extension
to pick up a telephone receiver to talk to someone or make a telephone call. •
I'll get onto the extension and talk with Fred.
•
I'll get on the phone and call Fran right away.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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