to get on the blower
1the blower — n British a telephone. A slang term which was common by the 1940s and is still heard. It may originate in blow as an archaic term meaning to talk , or from the habit of blowing into an old tele phone mouthpiece before speaking. Get Nelson on the… …
2blower — noun (C) 1 a machine that blows out air: a snow blower for clearing the path 2 on the blower BrE old fashioned on the telephone in order to talk to someone: Get on the blower to him at once. see also: glassblower …
3blower — noun a) Person who blows. Get on the blower and call headquarters right away! b) Any device that blows …
4Blower — Telephone. I haven t spoken to him in ages, so I d best get on the blower to him …
5Blower — Telephone. I haven t spoken to him in ages, so I d best get on the blower to him …
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