get a line on

verb

To obtain information about someone or something.

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets a line on · participle present getting a line on · past got a line on · participle past gotten a line on

  1. USidiomaticinformalTo obtain information about someone or something.
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Chicago

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