on the lines of

English

Preposition

on the lines of

1. Similar to, but not exactly equal.

   The Minister said something on the lines of, “I don’t care if it causes people to lose their jobs.”

   • 1949 September and October, “The "Nord Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 336:

     Osnabrück, reached at daybreak, is a remarkable two-level station on the lines of Willesden Junction.

Synonyms

• along the lines of

See also

• on the order of
• to the effect