By “toeing the line,” one would make sure to be in position and not to move past a defined mark. DECEMBER 12, 2012 14:43. Toeing the line The Desert Song show opens this year’s Hullegeb Israeli-Ethiopian Arts Festival in Jerusalem. "Tow the line" "Tow the line" refers to the historical naval practice of sailors on shore pulling the lines of the ship to aid in docking the vessel. Toeing the Line Three artists examine the threshold at Slow Gallery Published on November 9, 2016 November 9, 2016. By BARRY DAVIS . Toeing the Line “A Chorus Line” is back on Broadway. There’s no “towing” or “hauling” involved. The idiom is toe the line, not tow the line.The phrase derives from track-and-field events in which athletes are required to place a foot on a starting line and wait for the signal to go. "Toe the line" is an idiomatic expression meaning either to conform to a rule or ... Byan Shaw's painting Toeing the Line, depicting a scene at Ascot, alludes to it being a term used in horse racing. Rocky Burnette
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Tired Of Toein' The Line
Tired of Toein' the Line
Rocky Burnette
Baby I'm
tired of toein' the line.
Don't know why you wanna jump me.
Baby, baby, baby It's makin' me cry.
Baby I
I'm gonna … Turning away from Martinez’s work, you approach a doorway covered by a beaded curtain—Swan Song, a piece by Noël Morical. This can mean the starting line of a race, a company practice, or a political party doctrine. The curtain functions like a fence in the sense that it divides space, but is different in that it is intentionally permeable. October 9, 2006 Save this story for later. Modern usage. To toe the line means to be where you need to be, to act as you need to act, according to a pre-defined standard.