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.

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She made a comment, and I’m paraphrasing, but something along the lines of, if you want to just talk about stuff or message stuff, maybe Congress isn’t the place for you.

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This is a comfy mystery along the lines of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” and well worth a watch.

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And at low points during the club’s second-half slide, Rojas said this week, the team’s group text chat would occasionally include messages along the lines of: “We got a really good opportunity to do something really big. Not just for us, but for the city, and for the organization, for baseball.”

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In ordinary times, Bolton would get a sweetheart plea deal along the lines of what Petraeus received.

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Each is built closely and efficaciously along the lines of their respective motherships, which is to say, crowds will be pleased.

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