out of line
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English
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Prepositional phrase
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, line.
- I lost my place when I had to get out of line to find you.
- (idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable, especially by reason of being unmannerly or indelicate.
- I hope my comments yesterday were not out of line.
- Disobedient, not following orders or order.
- 1984 December 29, Charlie Shively, “Medieval Latin Poems of Male Love and Friendship (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 10:
- Pope Innocent III […] led a crusade against the out-of-line Albigensians in Provence.
- Not in a line, straggly.
Synonyms
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[edit]inappropriate
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