单词 | in one's line |
释义 | > as lemmasin (or out of) one's line b. in (or out of) one's line: suited (or unsuited) to one's capacity, taste, etc.; not one's line, not one's vocation or calling, not among one's pursuits or interests; to step (or get, etc.) out of line, to behave in an unconventional or unexpected manner. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > not conform to standard behaviour to swim against the stream or the tide1592 to step (or get, etc.) out of line1791 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suitable or appropriate [phrase] > to a person in my (his, etc.) way1740 in (or out of) one's line1838 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupied or busy [phrase] > not among one's activities or pursuits not one's line1857 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > unsuitable or inappropriate [phrase] out of the waya1450 out of my (your, etc.) way1555 out of place1560 in (or out of) one's line1886 out of key1920 1791 J. Lackington Memoirs xxv. 191 I cannot help noticing that in one of his [sc. Wesley's] publications (stepping out of his line) he betray'd extreme weakness and credulity. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist II. xxvi. 94 Have you got any thing in my line to-night? 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. Introd. p. xviii ‘He..wanted to call me out.’ ‘Did you go?’.. ‘I told him that wasn't my line.’ 1886 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (1899) 35 Her jokes aren't in my line. 1888 Harper's Mag. July 183 Store-keeping was not in my line. 1932 D. Runyon Guys & Dolls ii. 37 Reasonably safe for anyone who does not get too far out of line. 1937 M. Sharp Nutmeg Tree xix. 249 ‘Wouldn't you like to be Lady Waring?’.. ‘No, I wouldn't..it's not my line.’ 1938 D. Runyon Furthermore iii. 45 He is out of line in giving Frankie the hot foot. 1943 J. B. Priestley Daylight on Sat. xiii. 87 The welfare worker act..wasn't her line at all. 1962 P. Gregory Like Tigress at Bay iii. 28 As long as he doesn't get out of line too often, I'll keep him on. 1962 J. Ludwig in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories (1968) 2nd Ser. 244 Women weren't Sidney's line. 1973 N. Graham Murder in Dark Room viii. 58 You do it his way or else. I stepped out of line when I checked on Redman. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。