“line of”

The following 54 entries include the term line of.

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line of the Sun

: a line that may begin on any part of the hand but ascends the palm to the Mount of Apollo and that is usually held by palmists to indicate possession of exceptional talents leading toward success in life

line of travel

in someone's line of sight

idiom

: within someone's view : where someone can see (something or someone)

in the line of duty

idiom

: while doing one's job

line of defense

noun phrase

: a way of defending oneself

line of fire

noun phrase

: the place where bullets are being shot

line of reasoning

noun phrase

: a set of reasons used in order to reach a conclusion

line of vision

noun phrase

: the area in front of one's eyes

line of work

noun phrase

: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money : job

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