Onu aradım, ancak hat meşguldü.
- I called her, but the line was busy.
Ben onu aramaya çalıştım, ama hat meşguldü.
- I tried to call him up, but the line was busy.
Tom üç saat kuyrukta beklemek zorunda kaldı.
- Tom had to wait in line for three hours.
Biz kuyrukta ayakta bekletildik.
- We were made to stand in line.
Since you like to write letters, why don't you drop her a line?
- Wo du doch so gern Briefe schreibst, warum schreibst du ihr nicht mal ein paar Zeilen?
If you read between the lines, this letter is a request for money.
- Wenn du zwischen den Zeilen liest, ist dieser Brief eine Geldanforderung.