down-the-line
[ doun-thuh-lahyn ]
adjective
complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
adverb
whole-heartedly; fully; completely: Will you support it down-the-line?
Origin of down-the-line
1First 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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