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be out of line
verb as in act up (misbehave)
verb as in misbehave
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Example Sentences
Kelly said the issue needed more study, saying the new penalties for killing a police dog would be out of line with other, more severe crimes, “without justification.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is 81-years-old presently, agrees with Pence that these tests would be out of line, calling them "absurd."
I agree it may be out of line to coach the husband through conversations with other people, but if I am doing something that grates on others, I would love for someone close to me to give me a gentle heads up.
A loving bystander who presumes to alert her to this, even unsolicited — just once, as always — wouldn’t be out of line.
Hardwick turned out to be out of line with American values; they relied on factual inaccuracies and societal misunderstandings; they were shamefully, unfairly and wrongly decided.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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