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“toe the line”

i · The common misuse One wrong form
ii · What it meansTwo lines, no filler

The idiom comes from sports or drills — toes touching a starting line. You toe it, not tow it.

iii · Memory hookKeep this one

Toe the line = stand at the line. Tow = pull.

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