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
Gustaf	GOO-stahf (German)	Swedish, German
Roxane	rok-SAHN (French), rahk-SAN (English)	French, English, Ancient Greek
Karen	['kɑ:rən]
Baadur	-	Georgian
Antonina	ahn-taw-NEE-nah (Polish), ahn-tah-NEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Polish, Russian, Ancient Roman
Chamberlain	[tʃeimbəlin]