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单词 toe the line
释义

toe the line

Accept the authority, policies, or principles of a particular group, especially unwillingly: he knew that he had to toe the official line because he couldn’t afford to be put on the dole...
  • Watson is still under intense pressure to resign after the revelation that he breached the strict rule of collective responsibility which forces members of the government to toe the line on policy.
  • These types are stumbling over themselves to conform and toe the line.
  • It is concerned with landing on the right theology and doctrine and making sure everyone else toes the line.

Synonyms

conform, obey the rules, comply with the rules, observe the rules, abide by the rules, adhere to the rules, act in accordance with the rules, follow the rules, keep to the rules, stick to the rules;
submit, yield
informal play it by the book, play by the rules, keep in step
conform, follow convention, be conventional, follow tradition, follow custom, fit in, adapt, adjust, follow the crowd, run with the pack, swim with the stream;
comply, acquiesce, do what one is told, toe the line, obey the rules, comply with the rules, observe the rules, abide by the rules, adhere to the rules, act in accordance with the rules, follow the rules, keep to the rules, stick to the rules;
submit, yield
informal play by the rules, keep in step, go with the flow
From the literal sense 'stand with the tips of the toes exactly touching a line'
See parent entry: toe
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