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.
See also: keep, line

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TuulikkiTOO:-leek-kee (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
SigfrØ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
UkkoOOK-ko (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
EarnestineUR-nəs-teenEnglish
Yaffa-Hebrew
Della['delə]