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Something along those lines
We use this expression when we mean something similar to what has just been mentioned, but not necessarily exactly the same.
Example:
Imagine your friend is moving into a new apartment, and you want to get them a housewarming gift.
Someone asks:
“What are you thinking of getting them?”
You haven’t decided yet, but you have a general idea.
So you say:
“Maybe a nice plant, a candle, or something for the kitchen — something along those lines.”
Memory is funny.
Sometimes we remember exactly what someone meant…
but not exactly what they said.
And sometimes we know roughly what we want…
without knowing the exact details yet.
In both situations, there’s a wonderfully useful expression:
Something along those lines.
Hello everyone, and welcome to Daily English.
Today’s expression is:
Something along those lines.
One more time:
Something along those lines.
We use this expression when we mean something similar to what has just been mentioned, but not necessarily exactly the same.
It can mean:
“Something like that.”
“Roughly that.”
or:
“That’s the general idea.”
And you’ll hear it in different ways:
“I was thinking of something along those lines.”
“She said something along those lines.”
“Yes, something along those lines.”
Let’s look at two examples.
Imagine your friend is moving into a new apartment, and you want to get them a housewarming gift.
Someone asks:
“What are you thinking of getting them?”
You haven’t decided yet, but you have a general idea.
So you say:
“Maybe a nice plant, a candle, or something for the kitchen — something along those lines.”
You’re not saying:
“I’m definitely buying a plant.”
You’re giving the person an idea of the kind of thing you have in mind.
You know the direction.
You just haven’t decided on the details.
Now imagine you’re talking with a friend about an interesting idea you heard recently.
Your friend asks:
“What exactly was the idea?”
You understood it when you heard it, but you can’t remember the explanation perfectly.
So you say:
“Basically, that we often make decisions emotionally and then find logical reasons for them afterwards… something along those lines.”
You’re not claiming those were the exact words.
But you remember the general idea.
So “something along those lines” gives you a useful little signal:
Don’t take this as an exact quote or explanation — but this is roughly what I mean.
Now it’s your turn.
Imagine someone asks what you’d like for your birthday.
You don’t have one particular thing in mind.
Could you give them a few ideas and finish with:
“Something along those lines.”
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