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Expressions with the word LINE

 Oooh! What should I say now? I have forgotten my lines!

fall into line =to agree with or become similar to someone or something else

be on the line = two meanings: 1) at risk 2) on the telephone

be in the firing line = to be in a position where people can criticize or blame you

in the line of duty = while working

step/be out of line = behaving in a way that other people do not approve of

somewhere along the line = at some moment during a relationship or process

take a hard line = a strict policy or attitude

fall for something hook, line and sinker = fall for something completely

walk/tread a fine/thin line = to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake

on the right lines = generally correct

line of thought/argument/inquiry = a way of thinking, talking, or finding out about something

to forget your/one's lines = in the theatre, the words that an actor says in a performance

line of vision = the direction in which someone is looking

line of business/work = a type of work or area of interest

further along/down the line = at a later stage

 Enjoy the exercise! You are on the right lines.

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1. Look! Did you see the eagle fly by? - No, it wasn't in my line of dutyline of visionline of thought.
2. It is too bad that the Prime Minister died a hard linein the line of dutyon the right lines.
3. I think the boss is an idiot! - Watch out! You're way down the lineforgetting your linesout of line and you might get fired!
4. Well, that's not exactly right, but you're on the right linesholding the linealong the line.
5. No, Annette. Everyone is not attacking you! You're really not falling into linein the firing lineon line.
6. They are really out of linesomewhere along the linetaking a hard line on crime. I'm glad that they are trying to improve safety in the city.
7. They are so gullible. They fell for that prank - out of linehook, line and sinkerdown the line.
8. What line of workhard lineon the line are you in? - I'm a computer programmer.
9. Everything was so chaotic for so long. But now, everything seems to be along the lineforgetting your linesfalling into line.
10. OK, it's almost time to go out on stage. Above all, have fun and don't take a hard linefall into lineforget your lines!