along the lines of en · ADP
Meanings
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(idiomatic) 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.
"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'.
2022 September 7, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 965, page 71:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see along, the, lines, of.
The shape is folded along the lines of symmetry.
Relateds
to the effect of · along those lines
Synonyms
Translations (13)
sh na pravcu (similar to but not exactly equal) · sv i stil med (similar to but not exactly equal) · cmn 類似的 /类似的 (similar to but not exactly equal) · fi siihen suuntaan (similar to but not exactly equal) · hu olyasmi (similar to but not exactly equal) · hu -féle (similar to but not exactly equal) · cmn 這類的 /这类的 (similar to but not exactly equal) · sh u smislu da (similar to but not exactly equal) · pl w stylu (similar to but not exactly equal) · ar عَلَى غِرَار (similar to but not exactly equal) · hu -szerű (similar to but not exactly equal) · arz زي (similar to but not exactly equal) · fi että (similar to but not exactly equal)