toe the mark
Example Sentences
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Surrogate parents are hired who will be less subject to favoritism in making their children "toe the mark."
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
Well, every mother’s son of ’em will toe the mark.
From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
"Ted is afraid that Madame will make her toe the mark," Hubert said teasingly.
From Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen by George, Vesper L.
