out of line

English

Pronunciation
  • Audio (AU)(file)

Prepositional phrase

out of line

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of,‎ line.
    I lost my place when I had to get out of line to find you.
  2. (idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.
    I hope my comments yesterday were not out of line.
  3. Not in a line, straggly.

Synonyms

Translations
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.