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Toe The Line

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Verb

1. toe the line

do what is expected

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Toe The Line

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to conform to expected standards, attitudes, etc
to conform to expected standards, attitudes, etc

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Toe The Line

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1. 
to stand or crouch with the toes touching the starting line of a race, etc.
2. 
to follow orders, rules, doctrines, etc. strictly

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Toe The Line

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n.
1.
a. One of the digits of a vertebrate foot.
b. The forepart of a foot or hoof.
c. The terminal segment of an invertebrate's limb.
2. The part of a sock, shoe, or boot that covers the digits of the foot.
3. The lowest, outermost, or endmost part, as:
a. The part of the head of a golf club farthest from the shaft.
b. The part of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing.
c. The lowest part of an embankment or dam.
d. Geology A protruding downslope end of an alluvial fan, glacier, or lava flow.
v. toed, toe·ing, toes
v.tr.
1. To touch, kick, or reach with the toe.
2. To drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.
3. To set or adjust at an oblique angle. Used with in or out.
4.
a. To drive (a nail or spike) at an oblique angle.
b. To fasten or secure with obliquely driven nails or spikes.
v.intr.
To stand, walk, move, or be formed with the toes pointed in a specified direction: He toes out.

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