"Toe the line" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Bracken to the mark, Almighty God,—let him toe the line an' shoot, hereafter, only for good. An' guide me, for I need it—me that in spite of all You've done for me, doubted You ...
— The Bishop of Cottontown - A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills • John Trotwood Moore
... has only a marraine [note 1:] who sends him tobacco and note-paper every fortnight. Not Barque, who would not toe the line; nor Blaire, the miser—he wouldn't understand. Not Biquet, who seems to have something against him; nor Pepin who himself begs, and never pays, even when he is host. Ah, if Volpatte were there! There is Mesnil Andre, but he is actually in debt to Fouillade on account of several ...
— Under Fire - The Story of a Squad • Henri Barbusse |
