take a tough/firm/hard line on something The school takes a very tough line on drugs.
He found it hard to accept the party line (=the official opinion of a political party ) on every issue. Journalists are often too willing to accept the official line (=the opinion that a government states officially ). 11 opinion/attitude OPINION an opinion or attitude, especially one that someone states publicly and that influences their actions line on I can’t agree with the government’s line on immigration. It always took me ages to learn my lines. c) words that someone has to learn and say as part of a play or performance Paul often messed up his lines. This was one of his favourite chat-up lines (=remark for impressing someone you want to attract ). b) a remark He liked to introduce himself with a witty opening line. 10 words a) a line of written words, for example in a poem or a document He quoted a few lines from Shakespeare. a modern building with clean, elegant lines. 9 shape/edge SHAPE the outer shape of something long or tall She was wearing a loose dress which softened the lines of her body. Large numbers of families are living on or near the poverty line (=the point at which people are considered to be very poor ). Her remarks did not quite cross the line into rudeness. Sometimes he found it hard to draw the line between work and pleasure. The dividing line between luxuries and necessities is constantly changing. 8 between two types of thing the point at which one type of thing can be considered to be something else or at which it becomes a particular thing line between There is a fine line between superstition and religion. railway line British English, railroad line American English The trail follows a disused railroad line along the edge of the valley. When you get to central London, take the Victoria Line to Finsbury Park. Do you have a separate line for your modem? 7 for trains TTT a track that a train travels along We were delayed because of a problem further along the line. Hold the line (=wait on the phone ), please, and I’ll put you through to our sales department. I’m sorry, it’s a bad line and I can’t hear you. I got on the line to (=phoned ) the hospital as soon as I heard about the accident. Henry is on the line (=on the phone ) from New York. There was a click, then the line went dead (=suddenly stopped working completely ). 6 phone TCT a telephone wire or connection I’m sorry, the line is busy (=someone is already using it ). No one can avoid lines and wrinkles as they get older.
#Hold the line meaning skin
5 on your face LINE a line on the skin of someone’s face → wrinkle She frowned, and deep lines appeared between her eyebrows. They knew they needed to block their enemy’s supply lines (=the direction used for carrying supplies of food etc ). line of fire/attack/movement etc (=the direction in which someone shoots, attacks, moves etc ) I was directly in the animal’s line of attack.
A boat came into my line of vision (=the direction I was looking in ). 4 direction DIRECTION the direction or imaginary line along which something travels between two places Light travels in a straight line. The woman next in line began to mutter to herself.
He tried to cut in line (=go in front of other people who are waiting ). stand/wait in line Customers stood in line for 20 minutes at the cash register. line of I joined the line of vehicles waiting to get into the car park. b) LINE especially American English a row of people, cars etc that are waiting one behind the other SYN queue British English I looked in despair at the long line in front of the ticket office. A couple of the posts were out of line (=not in a straight row ). The four men were standing in a line on the other side of the table. ► see thesaurus at border → International Date Line 3 of people/things a) LINE a row of people or things next to each other line of There was a line of fir trees on either side of the road. line of latitude/longitude They were still travelling along the same line of longitude. 2 between two areas LINE an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, for example showing where one country or area of land stops and another begins county/state line American English He was born in a small town just across the state line. The goalkeeper just managed to stop the ball going over the line. The edges of the pitch are marked by white lines.
#Hold the line meaning series
Sign your name on the dotted line (=line made up of a series of dots ). S1 W1 noun 1 on paper/on the ground LINE a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface Draw a straight line across the top of the page.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Telephone, telegraph, Trains & railways, Military, Cleaning, Trade, Transport, Drug culture line line 1 / laɪn /
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