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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
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Go Down The Line For
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"The Democrats, with only a handful of dissenters sidetracked by sectional interests, went down the line for reduction; the Republicans, on some occasions without a single dissenter, went down the line for a higher and ever higher tariff."
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"The Democrats, with only a handful of dissenters sidetracked by sectional interests, went down the line for reduction; the Republicans, on some occasions without a single dissenter, went down the line for a higher and ever higher tariff."
What is "go down the line for something"? Dictionaries don't have an entry for it.
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The comments about the lack of dissenters should suggest the meaning to you: The Democrats all voted for reduction; the Republicans all voted for higher tariffs.
- The comments about the lack of dissenters should suggest the meaning to you: The Democrats all voted for reduction; the Republicans all voted for higher tariffs.
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The comments about the lack of dissenters should suggest the meaning to you: The Democrats all voted for reduction; the Republicans all voted for higher tariffs.
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