toe the mark
Example Sentences
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Overnight, he became the watchdog of the war effort, scourging shortages, prodding production, forcing the manufacturers, the Army & the Navy to toe the mark.
From Time Magazine Archive
Surrogate parents are hired who will be less subject to favoritism in making their children "toe the mark."
From Time Magazine Archive
Aw, the Deemster's made many a man toe the mark, but I'm thinking he'll have to stand to it when the big day comes.
From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir
They found the discipline on the warship very strict and were called on to "toe the mark" continually.
From At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy by Stratemeyer, Edward
Mother of eight children, she is, and makes 'em toe the mark at school and Sunday school.
From Shining Ferry by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
