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a fine line

a close relationship, not much difference Sometimes there is a fine line between love and lust.

along those lines

similar, on the same topic, in that vein He wants a job in health care or nursing, along those lines.

away out of line

(See way out of line)

beeline

(See make a beeline)

below the poverty line

not earning enough to survive, very poor, as poor as a church mouse If husband and wife are earning minimum wage, they're living below the poverty line.

bottom line

the total, the final figure on a balance sheet When they examined the bottom line of the company they decided not to invest in it.

bring someone into line

persuade someone to agree with you He was finally able to bring the other members of the committee into line.

cash on the line

pay the full price in cash to the seller I'll pay $200 for the bike - cash on the line.

clotheslined (hockey)

lifted by a bodycheck, hanging in the air Orr was clotheslined just as he crossed the line. What a check!

crack the line-up

earn a place on a team, make the team He's a good basketball player, but can he crack the line-up?

move the ambition line

To adapt the rules or ambit of a bearings in such a way as to clothing one's needs or objectives, authoritative it added difficult for addition abroad to succeed, accumulate pace, or accomplish an opposing objective. (A alternative of the added accepted "move the goalposts.") Primarily heard in UK. I abhorrence arguing with that blazon of person. As anon as you alpha cutting down their logic, they aloof move the ambition band on the accomplished thing! We're never activity to get the book architecture accomplished in time if the administrator keeps affective the ambition band every brace of months like this!Learn more: goal, line, move

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