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Originally Posted by Karl LaForce
You are correct sir. "Toe the line" is a proper phrase with a long history.
Just wondering if I should soak my hat in beer of milk before I eat it.
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Nope. I knew the distinction, and somewhere it got lost on me for precisely the reason you posted - I took the analogy to be a tugboat pulling a freighter. But that's not where the expression comes from. In fact, it's not clear where 'toe the line' originated, but it is the correct expression.