step out of line
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Might Carse have been less inclined to step out of line had the new sheriff been in town?
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
If you step out of line and do something we don’t like, we could just ignore you.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
Flustered, I step out of line to Google “Behr prmeium.plus vs. detnasty reddit,” and gesture to the next person to go ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 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
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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