down-the-line

[ doun-thuh-lahyn ]

adjective

1. complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted:

   a down-the-line endorsement.

adverb

1. whole-heartedly; fully; completely:

   Will you support it down-the-line?

Word History and Origins

Origin of down-the-line¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Related Words

• afterward
• again
• next
• subsequently
• thereafter