on the phone

on the phone

1. Currently using a telephone to talk to another person. Please be quiet! Can't you see I'm on the phone? I was on the phone for nearly three hours trying to get through to a customer service representative.
2. On the other end of a telephone call. Who was that on the phone? The guy on the phone said that our bank details had been compromised.
See also: on, phone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get on the phone
  • be on the phone
  • be on the telephone/phone
  • call (one) on (something)
  • call on
  • be a great one for (doing something)
  • be a great one for something/for doing something
  • want (something) like (one wants) a hole in the head
  • mail (something) to (one)
  • mail to