toe the line

rigare dritto, attenersi alle regole

Rispettare le regole o comportarsi come si aspetta un gruppo o chi comanda.

In inglese semplice: To follow rules or do what a group or person in charge expects.

• Everyone here must toe the line.
• She lost her job for refusing to toe the line.
• The party expects its members to toe the line.

Sinonimi: obey, conform, comply

Contrari: rebel, disobey

Espressioni comuni: toe the line, toe the party line

essere al confine, muoversi sul filo

Trovarsi molto vicino al confine tra due qualità o condizioni diverse.

In inglese semplice: To be very close to the boundary between two different qualities or states.

• Her stories toe the line between fact and fiction.
• The advertisement toed the line between honesty and deception.
• Does this behaviour toe the line between legal and illegal?

Come si usa: toe the line between A and B (His jokes toe the line between funny and cruel.)

Sinonimi: straddle the boundary, walk the line

Espressioni comuni: toe the line, toe the line between

posizionarsi sulla linea di partenza

Prendere posto sulla linea di partenza prima di una gara di corsa.

In inglese semplice: To take your place at the starting line before a running race.

• The runners toed the line.
• She will toe the line at her first marathon tomorrow.
• He was nervous as he toed the line before the final.

Come si usa: toe the line at a race (Hundreds of runners toed the line at the city marathon.)

Sinonimi: take one's starting position

Espressioni comuni: toe the line, toe the line again