along the lines of
(Redirected from along those lines)
English edit
Preposition edit
- 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.
- 2022 September 7, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 965, page 71:
- "The railman on the platform, whom I knew well, looked a bit bemused and asked what I was doing. Thinking it a silly question, I said something along the lines of 'what do you think? I'm going home to bed'.
"He then said 'but you don't live here anymore'.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
similar to but not exactly equal
See also edit
References edit
- “along the lines of”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.