on the lines of

English

Preposition

on the lines of

  1. (idiomatic) Similar to, but not exactly equal.
    Synonym: along the lines of
    The Minister said something on the lines of, “I don’t care if it causes people to lose their jobs.”
    • 1949 September and October, “The "Nord Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 336:
      Osnabrück, reached at daybreak, is a remarkable two-level station on the lines of Willesden Junction.

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