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gets a line on

gets a line on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get a line on.

Meaning of get a line on

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.

Questions about gets a line on

What is gets a line on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets a line on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get a line on.

Words near gets a line on in the dictionary

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

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