Along that line

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What does "along that line" mean?

Khoshtip · Accepted Answer

It seems to be "in the direction of that line" or simply "from that line" IMP.

Fivejedjon · Answer

HUBLOTWhat does "along that line" mean?

Something along that line means something like that.

HUBLOT · Answer

fivejedjon HUBLOTWhat does "along that line" mean?Something along that line means something like that.

Thanks a lot, 5JJ. Is "along that line" in "something along that line" not related to the idiom "along the line," which means "at some point during an activity or a process"?

along/down the line
at some point during an activity or a process
Somewhere along the line a large amount of money was stolen.
We'll make a decision on that further down the line.

Khoshtip · Answer

To me they are two different idioms. But 5jj can surely have a better answer.

Fivejedjon · Answer

khoshtipTo me they are two different idioms.

I agree.

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