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Line of thought   /laɪn əv θɔt/   Listen
Line of thought

noun
1.
A particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group.






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"Line of thought" Quotes from Famous Books



... surveyor's no use," broke in the Lexicographer, pursuing his own line of thought. "What you want ...
— Defenders of Democracy • The Militia of Mercy

... to-day by seeking an answer to the question, "What is the source of Avataras?" and it is likely that I am going to take a line of thought somewhat unfamiliar, carrying us, as it does, outside the ordinary lines of our study which deals more with the evolution of man, of the spiritual nature within him. It carries us to those far off times, almost incomprehensible to us, when our universe was coming ...
— Avataras • Annie Besant

... line of thought, man firmly believes that woman cannot sharpen a pencil, select a necktie, throw a stone, drive a nail, or kill a mouse, and it is very certain that she cannot cook a beef-steak in the finished style of which his ...
— Threads of Grey and Gold • Myrtle Reed

... following his own line of thought, "that as far the world of science goes, my exploring has been for nothing. Try to tell sober scientists of the specially evolved, huge-brained thing that rules the termite tribe and forms and holds the marvelous organization it has? Try to tell them—now that Matt has ...
— The Raid on the Termites • Paul Ernst

... zero again, but rose as he went on, taking the right line of thought: "It can only be done by sheer bravado. It is the utter recklessness of the ruse that would carry it through. Do you think, Moray, you could do this without breaking down ...
— Charge! - A Story of Briton and Boer • George Manville Fenn


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