单词 | down-the-line |
释义 | down-the-line[ doun-thuh-lahyn ] / ˈdaʊn ðəˈlaɪn / adjectivecomplete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement. adverbwhole-heartedly; fully; completely: Will you support it down-the-line? Origin of down-the-lineFirst recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby down-the-linedownswing, Down syndrome, downtake, down the drain, down the hatch, down-the-line, down the pike, down the road, down the tubes, downthrow, downtick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with down-the-linedown 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. Also, down the road. At a future point or end. For example, Somewhere down the road I think he'll be elected to high office. [Second half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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