ALONG / DOWN THE LINE

Meaning of ALONG / DOWN THE LINE in English

( informal ) at some point during an activity or a process :

Somewhere along the line a large amount of money went missing.

We'll make a decision on that further down the line.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALONG — along. ~ WITH: junt con. -SIDE: (naut.) bord a borde
English interlingue dictionary
LINE — I. ˈlīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līn — more at linen 1. a. archaic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALONG — I. əˈloŋ also -äŋ preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andlang, ondlang, from and-, ond-, against + lang long …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALONG — () (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
Английский словарь Webster
LINE — line 1 — linable, lineable , adj. — lineless , adj. — linelike , adj. /luyn/ , n. , v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALONG — /euh lawng", euh long"/ , prep. 1. through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALONG — I. ə-ˈlȯŋ preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English andlang, from and- against + lang long — more at ante- …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
ALONG — adv in company; together. 2. along ·- (now heard only in the ·prep phrase along of.). 3. along ·prep by …
Webster English vocab
ALONG — [along] prep [ME, fr. OE andlang, fr. and- against + lang long--more at ante-] (bef. 12c) 1: in a line …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALONG — / əˈlɒŋ; NAmE əˈlɔːŋ/ preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. from one end to or towards the other end of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINE — I. line 1 S1 W1 /laɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Partly from Old French ligne , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALONG — I. a ‧ long 1 S1 W1 /əˈlɒŋ $ əˈlɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . going forward: I was driving …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINE — n. & v. --n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALONG — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 from one end to the other end of (a handkerchief with lace along the edge). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LINE — n. & v. n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALONG — prep. & adv. prep. 1 from one end to the other end of (a handkerchief with lace along the edge). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LINE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
ALONG — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. from one end to the other end of (a handkerchief with lace along the edge). …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINE — ( lines, lining, lined) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A line …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALONG — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boundary line ▪ There was some disagreement about the exact position of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALONG — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ditch runs along/down etc sth ▪ A muddy ditch ran along the side …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALONG — (WITH YOU) [adverb] [not gradable] - with youWhen they go to the beach they always bring their radio along.Why don't …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALONG — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG.
Slang English vocab
DOWN — n. back down bear down beat down bog down boil down bowl down break down bring down broken down buckle …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ALONG — adv. get along run along stagger along string along
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LINE — INDEX: 1. a line on paper 2. a line of colour 3. a line on the ground or on the …
Longman Activator English vocab
DOWN — INDEX: 1. moving down 2. to go down 3. when the sun goes down 4. to go down under the …
Longman Activator English vocab
ALONG — See ↑ NEXT TO 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all along • ↑ go along with • ↑ invite/ask sb along …
Longman Activator English vocab
ALONG — adv. 25B6; preposition she walked along the corridor : DOWN, from one end of to the other. trees grew …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALONG — See: ALL ALONG or RIGHT ALONG, COME ALONG, GET ALONG, GO ALONG, RUN ALONG, STRING ALONG.
Словарь английских идиом
ALONG — preposition BAD : Walking along the city after dark is not a good idea. GOOD : Walking through the city …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LINE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) линия, черта; штрих to draw a line ≈ провести линию fine, thin line ≈ тонкая …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALONG — 1. предл. 1) вдоль, по along the highway ≈ вдоль по шоссе 2) по (в процессе); во время I lost …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LINE — line.ogg _I 1. laın n 1. 1> линия ( тж. мат. ) straight bent, curved line - прямая изогнутая, кривая …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALONG — along.ogg 1. əʹlɒŋ adv 1. дальше, вперёд to go along - двигаться дальше; идти своей дорогой they were told to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LINE — 1) линия || проводить линии, линовать 2) матем. прямая 3) черта; штрих || штриховать 4) контур, очертание 5) кривая ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LINE — 1) линия || проводить линии, линовать 2) матем. прямая 3) черта; штрих || штриховать 4) контур, очертание 5) кривая (на графике) 6) геофиз. профиль 7) ребро …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
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Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LINE — _I 1. laın n 1. 1> линия ( тж. мат. ) straight bent, curved line - прямая изогнутая, кривая линия …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ALONG — 1. əʹlɒŋ adv 1. дальше, вперёд to go along - двигаться дальше; идти своей дорогой they were told to move …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LINE — I laɪn 1. сущ. 1) а) веревка, шнур; мор. линь clothes-line — веревка для развешивания и сушки белья Syn: rope …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOWN — I сущ. 1) а) пух, пушок Syn: fluff , fuzz б) перья Syn: plumage 2) бот. пушок, хохолок ( на …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ALONG — 1. предл. 1) вдоль, по along the highway — вдоль по шоссе 2) по ( в процессе ) ; во …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LINE — I [®µЎ] line.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) веревка, шнур; мор. линь clothes-line — веревка для развешивания и сушки белья Syn: rope, cord, string б) поэт. нить паутины в) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOWN — I сущ. 1) а) пух, пушок Syn: fluff, fuzz б) перья Syn: plumage 2) бот. пушок, хохолок (на растениях) Syn: pubescence, pappus 3) ворс, начес II сущ.; обыкн. мн. 1) а) возвышение, холм, безлесная …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ALONG — 1. предл. 1) вдоль, по along the highway — вдоль по шоссе 2) по (в процессе); во время I lost my hat along the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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