go down the line for
Example Sentences
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In the House, Indiana's Charles Halleck, with White House blessings, ousted Massachusetts' aging Joe Martin as Minority leader, soon proved himself a whiplashing, gut-fighting leader who would go down the line for the Administration.
From Time Magazine Archive
Says a former law partner: "He knows what he thinks the law says and will go down the line for it."
From Time Magazine Archive
Adds another Democratic insider: "A lot of people who'd go down the line for Bobby wouldn't do a thing for Teddy."
From Time Magazine Archive
Adair was to go down the line for the avowed purpose of getting more closely in touch with his faithful young assistant, Zeph Dallas.
From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen
Then the shout would go down the line for Romeo.
From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by Coup, W. C.
