Brad Beyenhof wrote:
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 11:49 AM, David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Here's a question about language evolution (don't look it up first). Which
is "correct":
"Tow the line."
"Toe the line."
The latter. It's in reference to walking right up to the line and
touching one's toes to it (in a literal or a figurative sense). In
essence, it refers to staying within a set of boundaries, though it
can imply pushing right to the edge of said boundaries while remaining
technically within them.
Both, I would expect.
I expect "toe the line" in the sense of going along with something while
I would expect "tow the line" if I were hauling something or in a shipyard.
-a
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