keep in line

keep (someone or an animal) in line

Fig. to make certain that someone behaves properly. It's very hard to keep Bill in line. He's sort of rowdy. The teacher had to struggle to keep the class in line.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gabriela	gahp-RYE-lah (Polish), gah-BRYE-lah (Spanish), gahp-ree-E-lah (German)	Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian
Newsome	['nju:səm]
Christian	['kristʃən]
Giordano	jor-DAH-no	Italian
Galahad	GAL-ə-had (English)	Arthurian Romance
Debora	-	Italian, German, Dutch