get the goods vs get a line

get the goods and get a line both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get the goods	No	No	Yes	No
get a line	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, get a line is a hypernym of get the goods; that is, get a line is a word with a broader meaning than get the goods:

Other hypernyms of get the goods include discover, find out, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see.

get the goods (verb)	get a line (verb)
discover some bad or hidden information about	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally