| 单词 | to toe up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto toe up 2. To touch or reach with the toes; chiefly in to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig) (trig n.2), to stand with the tips of one's toes exactly touching a line; to stand in a row; hence figurative to present oneself in readiness for a race, contest, or undertaking; also, to conform, esp. to the defined standard or platform of a party. Also (U.S.) to toe up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > form (a) row(s) or line(s [verb (intransitive)] rank1582 range1697 to fall in (also into) line1747 line1790 to line up1796 to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1813 daisy-chain1968 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare or get ready [verb (intransitive)] > be prepared or ready > present oneself in readiness to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1813 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > be ready for to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1854 to be loaded (for)1888 to cover all the bases1941 the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > direct one's conduct by a rule [verb (intransitive)] > conform conform1393 to swim with or down the stream or the tide1592 symbolize1605 comply1655 to fall in (also into) line1837 to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1895 society > authority > subjection > obedience > obey or be obedient [verb (intransitive)] > conform to a standard to toe a (also the) line (or mark, scratch, crack, trig)1895 1813 ‘H. Bull-Us’ Diverting Hist. John Bull & Brother Jonathan (ed. 2) xii. 62 He began to think it was high time to toe the mark. 1817 Deb. Congr. U.S. 30 Jan. (1854) 792 The necessity appeared..of toeing the trig, and standing there at all hazards. 1826 W. N. Glascock Naval Sketch-bk. (ed. 2) I. 271 The brigades of seamen embodied to act with our troops in America, as well as in the north coast of Spain, contrived to ‘ship a bagnet’ on a pinch, and to ‘toe’ (for that was the phrase) ‘a tolerable line’. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. ix. 119 He desired us to ‘toe a line’, which means to stand in a row. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxvii. 295 The chief mate..marked a line on the deck, brought the two boys up to it, making them ‘toe the mark’. 1854 ‘C. Bede’ Further Adventures Mr. Verdant Green (ed. 2) iv. 37 Toeing the scratch for business. 1862 A. Maclaren Milit. Syst. Gymnastic Exerc. 37 There should be..a permanent mark to ‘toe’ at starting. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 8/1 The phrase ‘toeing the line’ is very much in favour with some Liberals. 1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xii. 226 I'll give Brown one more warning..and then if he doesn't toe up, I'll get one and send him the bill. 1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 235/2 The player may ‘toe the trig’, but may not overstep it. 1910 Daily News 30 Mar. 7 To-day they had decided to toe the line with the progressive workers of the country. < as lemmas |
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