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
You have made it toe the mark and behave itself.
From The Pines of Lory by Mitchell, John Ames
How can I toe the mark unless I get some sleep?
From The Crime Doctor by Hornung, Ernest William
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
