down-the-line

[ doun-thuh-lahyn ]

adjective
  1. complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.

adverb
  1. whole-heartedly; fully; completely: Will you support it down-the-line?

Origin of down-the-line

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby down-the-line

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Other Idioms and Phrases with down-the-line

down-the-line

Also, all along the line. All the way, throughout. For example, We've found numerous errors down the line. The first term dates from the mid-1900s, the variant from the second half of the 1800s.

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