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
Balderstone	['bɔ:ldəstəun]
Markku	MAHRK-koo	Finnish
Binay	-	Bengali
BogusŁAwa	baw-guw-SWAH-vah	Polish
Phanouel	-	Biblical Greek
Brice	[brais]