sign on the dotted line
idiom
: to officially agree to buy or do something by signing a document
Make sure you get all the details before you sign on the dotted line.
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Being a household name doesn’t always get large businesses to sign on the dotted line.
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Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
Go ahead and sign on the dotted line -- chances like this one are very rare indeed.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2022
Nowhere were the changes more pronounced than in sales, a profession that for generations relied on romancing clients with fancy dinners and golf outings to induce them to sign on the dotted line.
—Michael Litt, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
For someone who made the All-Star Game last season and is averaging 20.8 points, 6.1 assists and 5.5 rebounds while playing second fiddle to Trae Young this year, that still might not be enough to get Murray to sign on the dotted line.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
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Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
Go ahead and sign on the dotted line -- chances like this one are very rare indeed.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2022
Nowhere were the changes more pronounced than in sales, a profession that for generations relied on romancing clients with fancy dinners and golf outings to induce them to sign on the dotted line.
—Michael Litt, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
For someone who made the All-Star Game last season and is averaging 20.8 points, 6.1 assists and 5.5 rebounds while playing second fiddle to Trae Young this year, that still might not be enough to get Murray to sign on the dotted line.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
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“Sign on the dotted line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on%20the%20dotted%20line. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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