toe the mark



toe the mark

 and toe the line
Fig. to do what one is expected to do; to follow the rules. You'll get ahead, Sally. Don't worry. Just toe the mark, and everything will be okay. John finally got fired. He just couldn't learn to toe the line.
See also: mark, toe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oluwaseun-Western African, Yoruba
Eseoghene-Western African, Urhobo
Jamal-Arabic
Theron-Ancient Greek
Margita-Hungarian, Slovak
Kazuokah-zoo-oJapanese