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Sun 13 Apr, 2008 01:39 pm
Hi all,
I'd like you to clarify this fo me:
Mr. Silberman: "They could only discuss generalities because we couldn't know the line yet. We shoud keep the President out of it until we get a crunch."
First, what does "the line" stand for? Is it about details? or something else?
Second, what does he mean by "we get a crunch"
Thank you!
I have no idea either. This is American jargon.
Much depends on context, (pitifully thin in your post). "Line" often means "agreed or imposed policy or direction", and "crunch" can mean "unavoidable crisis", when "things come to the crunch", when "push turns to shove".
These are all idiomatic words and phrases.
Is this from the Watergate transcripts?
Yea this is the problem I don't have much context because it's a conversation.
That was from the family jewels.
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