step out of line

Idioms  

1. see out of line, def. 1.

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Example Sentences

If you step out of line and do something we don’t like, we could just ignore you.

From Slate

Warnock added: "He's got a sense of 'I don't want to cross him'. You have to have a fear factor when you play for a manager so you don't step out of line."

From BBC

“If they step out of line they face being returned to closed conditions immediately,” they said.

From BBC

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

Mr Bulmer suggests the new legislation is a missed opportunity for proper regulation with penalties for managing agents who step out of line.

From BBC