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
Ximena	-	Spanish
Wiola	VYAW-law	Polish
Sylvianne	-	French
Arthur	AHR-thər (English), ar-TUYR (French), AHR-toor (German), AHR-tur (Dutch)	English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Kelleigh	KEL-ee	English (Rare)
Rajmund	RIE-muwnt (Polish)	Polish, Slovene