Toe the line: 听从命令
<p> <span word="Toe">Toe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>: 听从命令</p><p> <span word="Toe">Toe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>，踮着脚尖在一条线上走？别误会，它可不是走钢丝呦。它的意思是“听从命令、服从纪律、按惯例行事”。<span word="Toe">Toe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>最早出现于18世纪。关于<span word="line">line</span>在这个词组中的意思有两种说法。一种是“起跑线”的意思，运动员们用脚尖踮着起跑线，等待着发枪施令，这样<span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>就表示“按惯例行事、服从纪律”的意思了。第二种说法则认为<span word="line">line</span>是指“在船的甲板上或阅兵场上画的一条直线”，新兵在集合的时候都必须在直线上列队。因此<span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>在这里就有了“服从命令”的含义。 看下面一个例句：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="toe">toe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>.（议长告诫议员们在竞选州长时要严守该党的路线。）</p>
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