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Synonyms for toe the line

  • verb

Most common

toe the mark conform toe the plank walk the line

All synonyms

Verb

1. Toe the mark — to push boundaries imposed by an authority; to push the envelope; to flirt with crossing the line

toe the mark, conform, toe the plank

Other

walk the line

Antonyms

cross the line

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To push boundaries imposed by an authority; to push the envelope; to flirt with crossing the line.

    You were really toeing the line there with those comments.

Example sentences

  • conform I often felt pressured to conform, but I resisted.

By length

7 letters
conform2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (conform2 = 2 syllables).