out of line en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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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.
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(idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.
Ah, no inhibitions Make no conditions Get a little outta line I ain't gonna act Politically correct I only wanna have a good time
1997, Shania Twain, Mutt Lange, “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”, in Come On Over, performed by Shania Twain:I hope my comments yesterday were not out of line.
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Disobedient; not following orders or order.
Pope Innocent III […] led a crusade against the out-of-line Albigensians in Provence.
1984 December 29, Charlie Shively, “Medieval Latin Poems of Male Love and Friendship (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 10:
- Not in a line; straggly.
Synonyms
Translations (25)
mk неу́месен (inappropriate) · de verstreut (Not in a line) · ru не к ме́сту (inappropriate) · et kohatu (inappropriate) · nl ongepast (inappropriate) · mk несоо́дветен (inappropriate) · pl zmierzwiony (Not in a line) · lt ne vietoje (inappropriate) · pl roztrzepany (Not in a line) · pl potargany (Not in a line) · pl niewłaściwy (inappropriate) · nl buitensporig (inappropriate) · pl rozproszony (Not in a line) · ru неуме́стный (inappropriate) · de abweichend (inappropriate) · cmn 不合適 /不合适 (inappropriate) · de unpassend (inappropriate) · fi sopimaton (inappropriate) · mi tīreureu (Not in a line) · de neben der Spur (inappropriate) · it fuori luogo (inappropriate) · tl wala sa tikma (inappropriate) · pt fora da casinha (inappropriate) · de verteilt (Not in a line) · ro deplasat (inappropriate)