Definition of Toe the line

1. Verb. Do what is expected.

Generic synonyms: Abide By, Comply, Follow

Definition of Toe the line

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To abide by the rules or conventions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toe The Line

toe jam
toe jams
toe jobs
toe phenomenon
toe pleats
toe rag
toe ring
toe rings
toe scour
toe shoe
toe sock
toe socks
toe stop
toe tapper
toe the line (current term)
toe toe
toe touch
toea
toeas
toeboard
toeboards
toecap
toecaps
toeclip
toeclips
toed
toehold
toeholds
toeier

Literary usage of Toe the line

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"... half an inch behind the level of the tarso-metatarsal joint of the great toe. The line of the joints between the metatarsal bones and the first ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"... half an inch behind the level of the tarsometatarsal joint of the great toe. The line of the joints between the metatarsal bones and the first phalanges ..."

3. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"The first players in the rows rise from their seats on a given signal, toe the line at the head of their aisle, and catch the ball, ..."

4. Landmarks medical and surgical by Luther Holden (1876)
"... the internal cuneiform bone and the metatarsal bone of the great toe The line of the calcaneo-cuboid joint lies midway between the external malleolus ..."

5. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"... the center of the sole from heel to toe. The line AB is drawn through the center of the instep, or great arch of the foot, and bisects the great-toe. ..."

6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1884)
"... the center of the sole from heel to toe. The line AB is drawn through the center of the instep, or grc-at arch of the foot, and bisects the great-toe. ..."

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