along the lines

along the lines
(of smth.; тж. along the same lines, along these (или those) lines)
   в cooтвeтcтвии c; в этoм нaпpaвлeнии; в тoм жe дуxe, в тoм жe cтилe
    Dave was to type the letter when he had drafted it along the lines we had agreed upon (J. Murdoch). I've been thinking of making a dress something along the lines of what you are wearing now. He foresaw that he would have no career if he went to prison for breaking. And Partridge was thinking along the same lines (J. O'Hara)

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  • along the lines of — (something) similar in type. I can t remember exactly what words he used but it was something along those lines. I was thinking of doing a dinner party along the lines of that meal I cooked for Annie and Dave …   New idioms dictionary

  • along the lines — (of) in conformity with a highway patrol organized along the lines of the New Jersey State Police …   Useful english dictionary

  • along the lines of — In a (specified) manner or direction ● line …   Useful english dictionary

  • along the lines of — preposition Similar to, but not exactly equal. I was thinking along the lines of writing to the local paper, to see if we can get some reaction …   Wiktionary

  • along the lines — adverb In a general direction or manner. I was thinking along the lines of a vegetable garden, but I could be persuaded to include some perennials …   Wiktionary

  • along the lines of something — along the lines of (something) similar in type. I can t remember exactly what words he used but it was something along those lines. I was thinking of doing a dinner party along the lines of that meal I cooked for Annie and Dave …   New idioms dictionary

  • along similar lines — along similar/different/etc lines phrase in a similar different etc way We are all working along similar lines. along the lines of (=similar to): Vienna and Berlin were modernist cities, almost along the lines of Chicago …   Useful english dictionary

  • along different lines — along similar/different/etc lines phrase in a similar different etc way We are all working along similar lines. along the lines of (=similar to): Vienna and Berlin were modernist cities, almost along the lines of Chicago …   Useful english dictionary

  • along (the) … lines — …   Useful english dictionary

  • along those lines — similar, on the same topic, in that vein    He wants a job in health care or nursing, along those lines …   English idioms

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