along the lines of
English
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.
- 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'.
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- “along the lines of”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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