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Phrase: Along the lines of
It’s more common in North America to have a cabin in the forest or on a lake where you can spend the weekend than it is in Japan.
Not everyone has a summer home, but many people do.
As a child, many members of my extended family had cabins in the same area.
We would all go up there on weekends or during the holidays to spend time relaxing, drinking, playing cards, fishing, and telling an awful lot of lies to each other.
Having the same thing in Japan is not possible, but I would very much love to have something along those lines.
What I mean is I’d enjoy having a summer home in an area with many family members or friends.
I’d rather not have anything along the lines of a typical Japanese summer home, which is often a little apartment in a summer home complex with access to a communal gym, spa and hot spring.
When we use the term along the lines of, we want to say that two things are similar but not exactly the same.
If, for example, you have to create a presentation for work, your boss may ask you to make it along the lines of the one you created last month.
Of course, the topic is different, and the information is different, but basically, she wants the outline and presentation method to be very similar.
Let me give you another example.
When it comes to the new coronavirus vaccinations that will hopefully begin soon, the process will be designed along the lines of previous mass vaccinations, with some unique aspects particular to this vaccine.
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