toe the line
[təu ðə lain]

v.

准备起跑，听从命令；

英英释义

toe the line

• v.do what is expected

双语例句

1. They refused to submit to the unjust decision.
   他们拒绝服从这个不公正的决定。
2. Good is the passive that obeys reason.
   善是服从理智的被动性。
3. We'll submit ourselves to the court's judgments.
   我们将听从法庭的裁决。
4. The Jones family is under the thumb of the mother.
   琼斯一家人都得听从母亲的。

权威例句

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