# get a line on

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/get-a-line-on
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To obtain information about someone or something.

## Examples

- The police finally got a line on the missing car.
- After searching for weeks, the investigators finally got a line on where the suspect might be hiding.
- The journalist spent months tracking rumors until she finally got a line on the secret documents that would expose the entire scandal.

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