along the lines of

Idioms  

1. Also, on the lines of. Roughly similar or in keeping with. For example, We told the architect we want a design along the lines of his own house but smaller, or Jane asked the caterer for a menu on the lines of the Morgans' wedding reception. This idiom uses line in the sense of “a direction or procedure,” a usage dating from the early 1600s.

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Example Sentences

He remembers the conversation with the financial-aid adviser as something along the lines of, “Hey, don’t worry about it if you’ve only got a year or two saved up.”

From MarketWatch

Mr. Sokolov and co-writer Alex Litvak barely bother with scratching out the crudest imaginable dialogue, which is unfortunate because they fancy themselves the creators of a sociopolitical satire along the lines of “Get Out.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Of course, players will be able to create their own customized fantasy worlds along the lines of “Doctor Who” or “Lord of the Rings,” as well as humorous escapades in the vein of the “Monkey Island” franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Living as a minority, you often get questions along the lines of, “What kind of painful things have you experienced?”

From Los Angeles Times

Influential L.A.-based individuals have encouraged Soon-Shiong to make the paper a nonprofit, along the lines of the Philadelphia Inquirer, which is run by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.

From The Wall Street Journal