between the lines
prep_phraseEtymology
Probably from glosses and commentaries which were written between the lines and provided the reader with additional information not explicitly stated in the text.
Definitions
By implication or way of inference
By implication or way of inference; indirectly.
- The lines give us the letters, but we have to look ‘between the lines’ for the spirit and the intention.
- Chinese have to live this critical assessment. If they read about it at all, it's between the lines.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for between the lines. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA