| 释义 |
get a line on get a line on (someone or something)To have or obtain helpful information about someone or something. I've got a line on a few job opportunities in the city. John says he can get a line on a guy who can fix the car for half the price.See also: get, line, onget a line onAlso, have a line on. Acquire information about something or someone, come to know. For example, Sue got a line on some possible tennis partners, or The realtor has a line on a number of vacant apartments. Similarly, give someone a line on means "provide information about," as in The librarian gave me a line on the books I would need. This idiom uses line in the sense of "a direct course." [c. 1900] Also see get a fix on. See also: get, line, onget a line on learn something about. informal 1939 Raymond Chandler The Big Sleep I was trying to get a line on you, sure. See also: get, line, on |