during the time while something is happening or being done.

Somewhere along the line we must have made a few right decisions.

All along the line we missed chances to patch up our quarrel.

• be a far cry from
• be a far cry from something
• be a fate worse than death
• be a figment of imagination
• be a figment of the imagination
• be a figment of your imagination
• be a fine figure of a man
• be a fine figure of a woman
• be a force to be reckoned with
• be afraid of own shadow
• be afraid of your own shadow
• be after blood
• be after someone's blood
• be a fully paid-up member of
• be a fully paid-up member of something
• be a happy camper
• be a hard act to follow
• be ahead of the game
• be ahead of the pack
• be a ... in the making
• be a laugh a minute
• be a law unto
• be a law unto yourself
• be a licence to print money
• be alive and kicking