get a line on (someone or something)

To have or obtain helpful information about someone or something. I've got a line on a few job opportunities in the city. John says he can get a line on a guy who can fix the car for half the price.

get a line on

Also, have a line on. Acquire information about something or someone, come to know. For example, Sue got a line on some possible tennis partners, or The realtor has a line on a number of vacant apartments. Similarly, give someone a line on means "provide information about," as in The librarian gave me a line on the books I would need. This idiom uses line in the sense of "a direct course." [c. 1900] Also see get a fix on.

get a line on someone

mainly AMERICAN, INFORMAL

If you get a line on someone or something, you get some information about them. We've been trying to get a line on you, and the more we try, the less we find. Note: You can say that you have a line on someone or something if you have some information about them. I really don't have a line on what's going to happen yet.

get a line on

learn something about. informal

1939 Raymond Chandler The Big Sleep I was trying to get a line on you, sure.

词组	get a line on (someone or something)
释义	get a line on (someone or something) get a line on (someone or something) To have or obtain helpful information about someone or something. I've got a line on a few job opportunities in the city. John says he can get a line on a guy who can fix the car for half the price. See also: get, line, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get a line on Also, have a line on. Acquire information about something or someone, come to know. For example, Sue got a line on some possible tennis partners, or The realtor has a line on a number of vacant apartments. Similarly, give someone a line on means "provide information about," as in The librarian gave me a line on the books I would need. This idiom uses line in the sense of "a direct course." [c. 1900] Also see get a fix on. See also: get, line, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. get a line on someone mainly AMERICAN, INFORMAL If you get a line on someone or something, you get some information about them. We've been trying to get a line on you, and the more we try, the less we find. Note: You can say that you have a line on someone or something if you have some information about them. I really don't have a line on what's going to happen yet. See also: get, line, on, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. get a line on learn something about. informal 1939 Raymond Chandler The Big Sleep I was trying to get a line on you, sure. See also: get, line, on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: get a line on get a line on someone get in(to) line come in(to) line come into line step out of line all along the line all along/down the line be out of line the dotted line
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