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get a line on

get a line on verb: to obtain information about someone or something.

Verb

get a line on (third-person singular simple present gets a line on, present participle getting a line on, simple past got a line on, past participle gotten a line on)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) To obtain information about someone or something.

Forms of get a line on

third-person singular presentgets a line on
present participlegetting a line on
pastgot a line on
past participlegotten a line on

Questions about get a line on

What does get a line on mean?
Get a line on means to obtain information about someone or something.
What part of speech is get a line on?
Get a line on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get a line on?
The past tense of get a line on is got a line on.

Words near get a line on in the dictionary

  1. get a jag on
  2. get a jump on
  3. get a kick out of
  4. get a leg up
  5. get a life
  6. get a line on
  7. get a load of
  8. get a move on
  9. get a pair
  10. get a rise
  11. get a rise from

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