I cannot get on the end of the phone line.
get on the end of
idiomTo connect with.
I tried calling the office all morning, but I just could not get on the end of the manager.
Despite his persistent efforts to contact the department head, he failed to get on the end of the person responsible for the project.
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all ends up
Completely; totally.
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arse end of nowhere
A very remote place.
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as it gets
As it is possible to be.
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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big end of town
The top end of town.
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bitter end
The end of a long and difficult process.
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burn the candle at both ends
To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
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business end
The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.
Last updated April 17, 2026