mean line
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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There’s one mean line in the entire book, and I just could not take it out, because I liked it so much.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2015
He does not turn the ball much but bowls a mean line from around the wicket.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2011
Regan's own company does a mean line in an all-male Gilbert and Sullivan; particular jewels have been their sell-out 2009 Pirates of Penzance and last year's critically acclaimed Iolanthe.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2011
It will be a mean line in that racy American language he knows so well.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It is a real hero-face," said the young lady, frankly; "not a mean line in it."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 by Various
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