line someone/something up
- line someone/something up
1 they lined them up and shot them: ARRANGE IN LINES, put in rows, arrange in columns,
align,
range;
Military dress.
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1) arrange a number of people or things in a straight row
■ line up (of a number of people or things) be arranged in this way
we would line up across the parade ground, shoulder to shoulder
2) have someone or something ready or prepared
have you got any work lined up?
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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line someone/something up — Syn: assemble, get together, organize, prepare, arrange, fix up, lay on, book, schedule, timetable … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
line someone/thing up — arrange people or things in a row. → line line someone/thing up have someone or something prepared. → line … English new terms dictionary
hand someone something — tv. to tell someone something; to tell someone nonsense. □ Don’t hand me that stuff! That’s silly! □ She handed me a line about being a famous author … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
have a line on something — have a line on (someone/something) get a line on (someone/something) to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. She talked like she has a line on what it will take to win … New idioms dictionary
get a line on something — get a line on (someone/something) American to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left … New idioms dictionary
draw the line at something — draw the line at (something) if someone says that they draw the line at a particular way of behaving, they mean that they do not do it because they think it is wrong or too extreme. I know I swear a lot but I do draw the line at certain words. I… … New idioms dictionary
tread a fine line between (something) — tread a fine/thin line between (something) if someone treads a fine line between a good quality and a bad quality, they succeed in having only the good quality. Somehow he manages to tread that fine line between honesty and tactlessness … New idioms dictionary
tread a thin line between (something) — tread a fine/thin line between (something) if someone treads a fine line between a good quality and a bad quality, they succeed in having only the good quality. Somehow he manages to tread that fine line between honesty and tactlessness … New idioms dictionary
line — 1. noun 1) he drew a line through the name Syn: stroke, dash, score, underline, underscore, slash, stripe, strip, band, belt; Brit. oblique 2) there were lines round her eyes Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
bring someone/something into line — cause someone or something to conform the change in the law will bring Britain into line with Europe … Useful english dictionary
