(telephony) on (receiving end of) the phone

at arm's length, with one's arm stretched / single-handedly and with great difficulty, by exerting a lot of effort

(informal) constantly, at every turn, especially if inappropriate or for no good reason

(informal) to shoot the breeze, to chew the fat, to chat

(figuratively) to see the light at the end of the tunnel

(idiomatic) on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered)

(figuratively) to lead by the nose

(transitive, figuratively) to know backwards, to know inside and out, to know off pat, to have down pat

(informal, figuratively) to show up

(informal, figuratively) to show up