COMMONPHRASESWITH ALONG
somewhere alongtheline atsomemoment duringarelationshipor process:
Wewereclose friendsduringour childhood,but somewherealongthe line,wedriftedapart.
begetting/coming along(with) usedforsayinghow wellsomeoneis progressingor succeeding
Thebuildingwork wascomingalong nicely.
Howareyougetting alongwithyour Arabic?
Miguel’sEnglishis reallycomingalong.
alongtheway duringthetimethat sthishappeningor thatyouaredoingsth:
I'vebeeninthisjob for30years,andI've pickedupagood dealofexpertise alongtheway.
alongthelines ofsomething similartosomething else:
Weusuallystartwith generalquestions alongthelinesof, ‘Howdoyoufeel?’
They’retryingto organizeatriptothe beachorsomething alongthoselines.
alongwithsb/sth inadditiontosborsthelse:
Nowwe’vegothospitalbillsalong withourusualexpenses.
Shelostherjobwhenthefactory closed,alongwithhundredsof others.
allalong fromthetimethata situationstartstohappen.
Iknewallalongthatit wasn’thisrealname.
Doyouthinkhe'sbeen cheatingusallalong?
Thesolutionwasright infrontofusallalong.
come/go/bealong fortheride-Informal tojoininanactivity withoutplaying animportantpartinitor beingseriouslyinvolved init.
Mywifeisspeakingat thedinnerandI'mjust goingalongfortheride.
Hewasn'tinterestedin buyinganything;hewas justalongfortheride.
asyougoalong ifyoudosomethingasyougo along,youdoitwithoutplanningor preparingit.
Hewasmakingthestoryupashe wentalong.
I’llexplaintherulesasIgoalong.