along the lines of

1.
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." 자료: along the lines of: Information from Answers.com

2. along the lines of something: similar in type.

I can't remember exactly what words he used but it was something along those
lines. I was thinking of doing a dinner party along the lines of that meal I cooked for Annie and Dave.

Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998

along the lines of something: similar to something.

I think my point is very much along the lines of things that I heard Steve and
Ana suggest.

Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms © Cambridge University Press 2003

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