toe the line

[toe the line] or [toe the mark] {v. phr.}

To be very careful to do just what you are supposed to do; obey the rules and do your duties.

* /The new teacher will make Joe toe the line./

* /Bill's father is strict with him and he has to toe the mark./

Compare: WALK THE CHALK.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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