| Subject | English | Russian |
| context. | have got a line on | знать (John says he's got a line on a guy who can fix the car for half the price. • I also might have a line on how to get ahold of Kjell Nilsson. 4uzhoj) |
| inf. | have someone on a line | водить за нос (Enrica) |
| inf. | have someone on a line | морочить кому-то голову (Enrica) |
| Makarov. | I have a caller from London on the line – All right, switch him on | 'Вас вызывает Лондон' – "Хорошо, соединяйте" |
| progr. | in a line that packages candy bars, you have to make sure that the perforation occurs in the correct location on each bar | на линии упаковки конфет необходимо обеспечить перфорацию каждой конфеты в заданном месте |