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getting a line on

getting a line on is the present participle and gerund 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 getting a line on

What is getting a line on the present participle and gerund of?
Getting a line on is the present participle and gerund of get a line on.

Words near getting a line on in the dictionary

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

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