step out of line
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If you step out of line and do something we don’t like, we could just ignore you.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025
The coaching staff are the teachers - and when players step out of line like that, then they have to bear some of that responsibility.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024
"That is why it is so important from Warsaw's perspective not to step out of line and create a larger coalition," he said.
From Reuters • Jan. 23, 2023
More than 4 in 10 said police officers are held accountable when they step out of line.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2022
Those who do step out of line often face little unexplained punishments, such as having their schedules or their work assignments unilaterally changed.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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