The police eventually managed to get a line on him — Полиции, в конце концов, удалось кое-что узнать о нем
Did you manage to get a line on what's cooking in the committee? — Тебе удалось узнать, что они там в комиссии затевают?
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
get a line on someone — get a line on (someone/something) American to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left … New idioms dictionary
get a line on something — get a line on (someone/something) American to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left … New idioms dictionary
get a line on — (someone/something) American to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left … New idioms dictionary
get into line — come/get/fall/into line phrase to agree with or become similar to someone or something else come/get/fall/into line with: It didn’t take much pressure to make him fall into line wit … Useful english dictionary
have a line on someone — have a line on (someone/something) get a line on (someone/something) to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. She talked like she has a line on what it will take to win … New idioms dictionary
line — line1 noun 1》 a long, narrow mark or band. ↘Mathematics a straight or curved continuous extent of length without breadth. ↘a wrinkle in the skin. ↘a contour or outline as a feature of design. ↘a curve connecting all points having… … English new terms dictionary
get — [ get ] (past tense got [ gat ] ; past participle gotten [ gatn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 obtain/receive ▸ 2 become/start to be ▸ 3 do something/have something done ▸ 4 move to/from ▸ 5 progress in activity ▸ 6 fit/put something in a place ▸ 7 understand… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get/have a line on — US informal : to get or have information about (someone or something that you are trying to find) Have the police managed to get a line on any of the suspects? She says she has a line on a new car. • • • Main Entry: ↑line … Useful english dictionary
line — line1 W1S1 [laın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on paper/on the ground)¦ 2¦(between two areas)¦ 3¦(of people/things)¦ 4¦(direction)¦ 5¦(on your face)¦ 6¦(phone)¦ 7¦(for trains)¦ 8¦(between two types of thing)¦ 9¦(shape/edge)¦ 10¦(w … Dictionary of contemporary English
line — line1 [ laın ] noun *** ▸ 1 long thin mark ▸ 2 edge showing shape ▸ 3 border/limit ▸ 4 telephone connection ▸ 5 row of people/things ▸ 6 part of railroad system ▸ 7 transportation company ▸ 8 way of thinking/talking ▸ 9 series of words ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
line — 1 noun LONG THIN MARK 1 (C) a long thin, usually continuous mark on a surface: A wiggly line showed where the river was. | straight line: Can you draw a straight line? | dotted line (=a broken straight line drawn or printed on paper): Sign your… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
