fall in line en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.
It will be to your interest to accept my suggestions and fall in line with my plans.
1901, Anna Maynard Barbour, chapter 18, in That Mainwaring Affair:If I had your life I'd put my throat to a knife, Fill your days with emptiness, but I don't have the time; I won't grow up, I won't fall in line.
c. 2004, Career Soldiers, Won't Waste My Life:
- (Philippines, archaic, literally) To line up.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fell in line | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| falls in line | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| falling in line | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fallen in line | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
fi olla ruodussa (Translations) · fi totella (Translations) · pl podporządkowywać się (Translations) · fr rentrer dans le rang (Translations) · pl podporządkować się (Translations) · da rette ind (Translations) · es pasar por el aro (Translations)