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
HorÁCio-Portuguese
TexTEKSEnglish
ElsaEL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian
WilfWILFEnglish
Izanagi-Far Eastern Mythology
Vega['vi:gə]