toeing the line
Example Sentences
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In June French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire summoned 75 retailers and consumer groups to a meeting about prices, and has accused manufacturers of not toeing the line on inflation.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
His sculptures from this time look like whimsical industrial castoffs or colorful yet mangled theatrical masks, toeing the line between objects and bodies, abstraction and figuration.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023
“The moment I wasn’t toeing the line, then I was, ‘Oh, she used to be great, what happened to her?’”
From New York Times • May 22, 2022
“He was able to get contractors to start toeing the line when others had been thrown from the saddle.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022
Frankly, this one is toeing the line, but okay.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
