somewhere along the line

somewhere along the line
At some unspecified time; eventually or once; at some point.

Somewhere along the line he must have learned some German, because he understood what they said.


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  • line — I UK [laɪn] / US noun Word forms line : singular line plural lines *** 1) [countable] a long thin mark on the surface of something Draw a straight line. Each horizontal line on the graph represents fifteen minutes. a) a long thin mark on the… …   English dictionary

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