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单词 in one's line
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in (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.
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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.
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