get a line on something

get a line on something
get a line on (someone/something) American to get special information that will help you find someone or do something.

Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left.


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  • get a line on something — american informal phrase to get information about something I need to get a line on what’s really happening. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry: line …   Useful english dictionary

  • get a line on something — American informal to get information about something I need to get a line on what s really happening …   English dictionary

  • get a line on someone — get a line on (someone/something) American to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left …   New idioms dictionary

  • get a line on — (someone/something) American to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left …   New idioms dictionary

  • get a line on — (informal) To get information about • • • Main Entry: ↑line * * * informal learn something about …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring get into line (with something) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get a line on — were you able to get a line on their upcoming projects? Syn: learn something about, find out about, be informed about, hear about, hear tell about …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • have a line on something — have a line on (someone/something) get a line on (someone/something) to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. She talked like she has a line on what it will take to win …   New idioms dictionary

  • be in line for something — be in line for (something) to be likely to get something good. If anyone s in line for promotion, I should think it s Helen. After his performance last season, it s reckoned that Taylor is next in line for the captaincy …   New idioms dictionary

  • get into line — come/get/fall/into line phrase to agree with or become similar to someone or something else come/get/fall/into line with: It didn’t take much pressure to make him fall into line wit …   Useful english dictionary

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