along the lines of

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.

Example Sentences

Radhika suggests a conversation along the lines of: "When we're hanging out, I'm not really feeling that there's much space for me. I don't feel heard. I'm not really being asked any questions."

From BBC

So “Megadoc” is not an autopsy of disaster along the lines of “Hearts of Darkness” or “Burden of Dreams” or “American Movie” or “Jodorowsky’s Dune,” all tales of filmmakers tipping over into tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times

Betty Yee, the former state controller, just finished a campaign swing through rural California, where, she said, voters asked similar questions along the lines of what about us?

From Los Angeles Times

Therefore, a popular alternative, along the lines of Return to the Land’s actions, is to establish smaller all-white communities.

From Salon

But as measuring sticks go, Saturday felt more along the lines of a well-orchestrated scrimmage.

From Los Angeles Times