Along the lines of
also, on the lines of. roughly similar or in keeping with. for example, we told the architect we want a design along the lines of his own house but smaller, or jane asked the caterer for a menu on the lines of the morgans’ wedding reception. this idiom uses line in the sense of “a direction or procedure,” a usage dating from the early 1600s.
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- Along with
through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of: to walk along a highway; to run a border along a shelf. during; in the course of: somewhere along the way i lost my hat. in conformity or accordance with: i plan to revise the article […]
- Alongside of
, by, at, or to the of something: we brought the boat alongside. beside; by the of: the dog ran alongside me all the way. informal. alongside of, compared with: alongside of his brother, he is no student at all. preposition (often foll by of) along the side of; along beside: alongside the quay adverb […]
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- Aloofness
the quality or state of being , distant, or reserved; indifference: his girlfriend’s recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over. historical examples it is his aloofness that his audiences resent the most of all. iconoclasts james huneker she could scarcely endure the aloofness with which he had withdrawn into himself. dust […]
- Aloofly
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: they always stood aloof from their cl-ssmates. reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested: because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof. historical examples aloofly though the deanite lives, he is not altogether an unsocial being. lippincott’s magazine, december, 1885 various aubrey inquired, aloofly interested […]