10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GET A LINE ON»
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get a line on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
In get a line on, to get information about, or a clue to (either identity or meaning):
coll.: adopted, ex US, not later than 1925. (OED Sup.) Ex markmanship.—17. As
exclam., short for '(That's a) line-shootl': Forces': 1940+. Observer, 4 Oct. 1942.
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
If students see that everyone else in school is wearing a uniform, they tend to fall
in line and wear one, too. get a line on sb/sth to get information about someone
or something ♢ It sounds like you've already got a line on where the problem is.
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Slang; 19808] get a line on Also, have a line on. Acquire information about
something or someone, come to know. For example, Sue got a line on some
possible tennis partners, or The realtor has a line on a number of vacant
apartments.
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... in the running for, on the short list for, being considered for. get a line on
wereyou able to get a line on their upcomingprojects? learn something about,
find out about, be informed about, hear about, hear tell about. lay it on the line go
ahead, ...
The tug was sighted finally and now we have to get a line on her. A line had been
spliced and ready to attach but with the seas as they were we could not get close
enough. I told the mate to bring me a cup of coffee. The coffee came ok but the ...
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
get a line on (coll) to get information about. — hard lines! (coll) bad luck! — in line
for likely to get: in line for promotion. — lay it on the line to speak frankly. — lay or
put (something) on the line to risk (esp. one's reputation or career) on. — v line ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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Chambers concise dictionary
2 colloq in the future, draw the line see under draw, end of the line colloq the
point at which it is useless or impossible to carry on. get a line on someone or
something colloq to get information about them or it. hard lines! colloq bad luckl
in line ...
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
be on the line to be at risk: Almost 3 000 jobs have been lost recently, and a
further 3 000 are on the line. • be out of line with sth to be different from
something: Their predictions were hopelessly out of line with the actual results. •
get a line on ...
He was trying to get a line on this Demitri and whatever he could get on Joe's
daughter with the information he and Jack got out of Cheryl. For the most part
Demitri was a phantom ghost. Jessie couldn't even get a social security number
on him ...
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Prison Work:
A Tale of Thirty Years in the California ...
... get a line on you. I just don't know what you are going to do next.” I would say, “
I understand that you like a guy you know that, 'Hey, if this happens, he is going
to react this way. He is going to be the same on down the line.'” I try to be ...
William Richard Wilkinson, John Chynoweth Burnham, Joseph F. Spillane, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GET A LINE ON»
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Hoiberg, Bulls ready for Summer League play
"It's also a great opportunity (to perhaps get a line on another player)," Hoiberg said. "I remember when I was in the front office (with Minnesota), ... «Bulls.com, Jul 15»
Trainer Chris Anderson chases first Saturday city winner with …
“I thought 1200m would be too sharp first-up and he's a really lazy trackworker, so it was hard to get a line on him,” Anderson said. “The way he ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
Local oilfield boat crew honored for preventing spill
... bouncing around in the seas, Gulf water going over the decks — and they've got to get close enough to get a line on the Valiant,” Ogrydziak ... «Daily Comet, Jul 15»
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... Colombia came when Alex Morgan took a shot from a ridiculous angle and Colombia's backup keeper inexplicably couldn't get a line on it. «Sports On Earth, Jun 15»
Lord Esprit Capable Of Straight Track Success
“We'll get a line on him on Saturday and from there we might progress through the series and if not, we've got plenty of options with him.”. «HorseRacing.com.au, Jun 15»
Increasing size of store receipts leaves shopper weary
If you use cash, the bill size and change get a line on each receipt. I'm OK with this for record-keeping and because most young people can't ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jun 15»
Behind the Manhunt for Who Killed DC Mansion Murder Victims
Reporter: Then, Wednesday night, exactly one week after the family had been taken captive in their mansion, authorities get a line on Wint. «ABC News, Jun 15»
Look Like a Pro
... up in front of, back in (port or starboard depending on how you want to end up at the dock) just enough to get a line on from the aft quarter. «Boating World, Jun 15»
The national lust for home equity lines of credit: should we worry?
"If you get a line on this [house] and God forbid something happens to me or [my wife] and we are unable to sustain our lifestyle or stream of ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
Four Undercard Stakes Join Six Grade 1's at Belmont
"He's a very difficult horse to get a line on because he's never been a horse who trains exceptionally well," Pletcher said. "He is kind of ... «Horse Racing Nation, Jun 15»
