up line

1. A railway line on which trains travel towards a major terminus.

2. (attributive, often)A member of a multi-level marketing scheme who has recruited others (their down line) and receives a portion of their earnings.

1. I tried to call him up, but the line was busy.

   ruЯ пытался до него дозвониться, но линия была занята. — sharptoothed

   deIch habe versucht ihn zu erreichen, aber die Leitung war besetzt. — jakov

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2. You're holding up the line.

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3. You're so beautiful you made me forget my pick up line.

   deDu bist so schön, dass ich meinen Anmachspruch vergessen habe! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. You're so beautiful that you made me forget my pick up line.

   deDu bist so schön, dass ich meinen Anmachspruch vergessen habe! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. We're trying to see who can come up with the best pick up line.

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