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line sth up
[ M ]
to prepare, organize or arrange something
• Have you got anything exciting lined up for the weekend?
• I've lined up a meeting with them for tomorrow morning.
• [ + to infinitive ]: Have you got anyone lined up to do the catering at the Christmas party?, line (sb) up
[ M ]
to arrange people or things in a row or to stand in a row
• A fight broke out behind me as we lined up to receive our food rations.
• The soldiers lined us up against a wall and I thought they were going to shoot us.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun
stroke:
He drew a line on the paper.
noun
queue:
You must stand in a line to eat.
noun
wire:
The power line has been cut.
verb
bordered:
Small stores lined the street., verb
pad:
I want to line the coat with fur.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with LINE, Also see ALL ALONG (THE LINE); ALONG THE LINES OF; BLOW IT (ONE'S LINES); BOTTOM LINE; CHOW DOWN (LINE); DOWN THE LINE; DRAW A LINE; DRAW THE LINE AT; DROP A LINE; END OF THE LINE; FALL IN LINE; FEED SOMEONE A LINE; FIRING LINE; GET A LINE ON; GO ON (LINE); HARD LINE; HOLD THE LINE; HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER; HOT LINE; IN LINE; LAY ON THE LINE; LEAST RESISTANCE, LINE OF; MUFF ONE'S LINES; ON LINE; OUT OF LINE; PARTY LINE; READ BETWEEN THE LINES; SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE; SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE; STEP OUT OF LINE; TOE THE LINE.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun long thin mark on the surface of sth ADJ. long | short | thick | fine, thin | direct, straight | curved, wavy, wiggly, zigzag | diagonal, horizontal, parallel, perpendicular, vertical | continuous, solid | broken, dotted Sign on the dotted line. | finishing, starting | contour VERB + LINE draw LINE + VERB run | divide sth PREP. in a ~ walk in a straight line PHRASES a line of latitude/longitude mark like a line on the skin ADJ. deep Deep lines ran from her nose to her mouth. VERB + LINE have He has lines on his forehead. LINE + VERB run row of people, things, words on a page, etc. ADJ. long | short | new | continuous VERB + LINE form PREP. in (a/the) ~ children standing in a line | on a/the ~ Start each paragraph on a new line. telephone/electricity wire/connection ADJ. direct | bad Speak up?it's rather a bad line. | busy | power | phone, telephone | outside, party, private What do I dial for an outside line? VERB + LINE hold Hold the line (= Don't put the receiver down), please. LINE + VERB be engaged | be/go dead PREP. down the ~ He kept shouting down the line at me. | on the ~ It's your mother on the line (= on the telephone). | on ~ (also online) (= connected to a computer system) section of railway track ADJ. railway, train | main | branch, commuter, feeder The branch line is threatened with closure. VERB + LINE take Take the Bakerloo line and change at Piccadilly. PREP. on a/the ~ We live on the Northern Line. PHRASES the end of the line 6 lines words spoken by an actor in a play VERB + LINE learn | forget | fluff direction/course of thought/action ADJ. broad The broad lines of company policy are already laid down. | firm, hard, strong, tough | official, party, political VERB + LINE adopt, follow, pursue, take | bring sb/sth into The other members of the board must be brought into line. PREP. in ~ with (= in agreement with), out of ~ with (= not in agreement with) out of line with party policies | ~ on the official line on food safety PHRASES a line of argument/enquiry/questioning place where an army is fighting ADJ. battle, firing, front PHRASES behind enemy lines, in/on the front line
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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on the ground/on the surface of something
line
a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface:
• The teacher put a red line through the first sentence. • If the ball goes over the line, it’s out of play.
groove
a thin line that has been cut into a surface:
• Deep grooves had been cut into the stone to channel the water. • Lyle ran his fingernail along the groove in the table.
rut
a deep line in the ground which has been made by the wheels of vehicles:
• The deep ruts made by the trucks were full of water. • The tractor’s wheels caught a rut in the field and jolted him.
crease/wrinkle
a line on clothes, material, or paper where it has been folded or crushed:
• She was trying to smooth out the creases in her dress. • She had wrinkles in her skirt where she had sat.
on someone’s face
line
a line on the skin of someone’s face:
• The deep lines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man.
wrinkle
a deep line on someone’s face caused by becoming old:
• The manufacturers claim that the cream will reduce wrinkles. • Even with a few wrinkles, she still looks great.
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