Meaning:
airlines
n.
a hose that carries air under pressure
a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
hard luck lines Idiom, Proverb
along those lines
similar, on the same topic, in that vein He wants a job in health care or nursing, along those lines.
pen those words/lines
write those words or lines, compose that line The medium is the message: Do you know who penned that line?
read between the lines
see what is not written, read the implied message, find the hidden meaning If we read between the lines, the memo says the company is going to be sold.
fluff one's lines
Idiom(s): fluff one's lines AND blow one's lines; muff one's lines
Theme: FORGETFULNESS
to speak one's speech badly or forget one's lines when one is in a play. (Informal.)
• The actress fluffed her lines badly in the last act.
• I was in a play once, and I muffed my lines over and over.
• It's okay to blow your lines in rehearsal.
muff one's lines
Idiom(s): fluff one's lines AND blow one's lines; muff one's lines
Theme: FORGETFULNESS
to speak one's speech badly or forget one's lines when one is in a play. (Informal.)
• The actress fluffed her lines badly in the last act.
• I was in a play once, and I muffed my lines over and over.
• It's okay to blow your lines in rehearsal.
drop sb a few lines
Idiom(s): drop someone a line AND drop someone a few lines
Theme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN
to write a letter or a note to someone. (The line refers to lines of writing.)
• I dropped Aunt Jane a line last Thanksgiving.
• She usually drops me a few lines around the first of the year.
blow one's lines
Idiom(s): fluff one's lines AND blow one's lines; muff one's lines
Theme: FORGETFULNESS
to speak one's speech badly or forget one's lines when one is in a play. (Informal.)
• The actress fluffed her lines badly in the last act.
• I was in a play once, and I muffed my lines over and over.
• It's okay to blow your lines in rehearsal.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
A clean body is just as important as a pure soul.
Lines of communication
Lines of communication are the routes used to communicate by people or groups who are in conflict; a government might open lines of communication with terrorists if it wished to negotiate with them.
blow one's lines|blow|fluff|fluff one's lines|line
v. phr., informal To forget the words you are supposed to speak while acting in a play. The noise backstage scared Mary and she blew her lines.
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