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drawing near
approaching
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back to the drawing board
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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go back to the drawing board
To start again; to scrap a previous idea or plan and try again from the beginning.
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assembly line
mass production system
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bottom line
The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.
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bottom line
The summary or result; the most important information; the upshot; the net-net.
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bright line
A clear distinction in the context of a legal or moral judgment.
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drop a line
A note or telegram.
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drop a line
On the telephone.
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fine line
A difference, albeit vague and difficult to discern.
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in line
On a queue; waiting one's turn for something.
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in line
Positioned in a straight line.
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in line
Suitable or appropriate; keeping with expectations, norms, ideals, or rules.
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in line
To assume a position in the future.
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bright-line rule
A clear-cut, easy to make decision.
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bright-line rule
A clearly defined rule or standard, comprised of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.
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cross the line
To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
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cross the line
To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
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draw the line
To set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.
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drop somebody a line
To write, call or visit somebody.
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fall in line
C. 2004, Career Soldiers, "Won't Waste My Life".
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fall in line
To submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.
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line one's pockets
To accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner.
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on the line
In a contest or enterprise.
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on the line
On a level with the eye of the spectator; said of a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures.
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out of line
Inappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.
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toe the line
To abide by the rules or conventions.
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walk the line
To behave in an authorized or socially accepted manner, especially as prescribed by law or morality; to exercise self-control.
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walk the line
To maintain an intermediate position between contrasting choices, opinions, etc..
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walk the line
To mark or secure a boundary by walking along it.
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walk the line
To participate in the procession at a graduation ceremony; to graduate.
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bottom of the line
The worst, the most lackluster, or lowest quality currently on the market, especially among selections in a product line.
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end of the line
Final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.
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end of the line
The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
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hook line and sinker
completely
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hook, line and sinker
Naively or unquestioningly.
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line in the sand
A defining moment, a cutoff point.
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somewhere along the line
At some unspecified time; eventually or once; at some point.
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to give a person line
To allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.
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top of the line
The best, fanciest, or highest quality, especially among selections in a product line.
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lay it on the line
To state something, for example an ultimatum, strongly and clearly.
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sign on the dotted line
To formalize an agreement.
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cross off
To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.
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cross out
To strike out; to draw a line through.
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drop back
Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
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rule out
To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
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take up
That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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strike through
Partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
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as the crow flies
In a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.
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aunt sally
a figure drawing criticism or ridicule; a straw man.
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