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get a line on

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get a line on someone/something (American)

to get special information that will help you find someone or do something. Detectives hope to get a line on the suspect from the fingerprints he left.

See also: line

get a line on someone/something

to get information about someone or something. It sounds like you've already got a line on where the problem is.

See also: line

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