Mine is tow the line rather than toe the line.
I imagine someone as a tugboat–towing the line of what is expected. I like that imagery better than keeping a foot on some fucking line. Plus using toe as a verb is dumb.
What are yours?
Mine is tow the line rather than toe the line.
I imagine someone as a tugboat–towing the line of what is expected. I like that imagery better than keeping a foot on some fucking line. Plus using toe as a verb is dumb.
What are yours?
For all intensive purposes
For all intents and purposes
The first time I saw it written correctly I was 28 years old, because up until then I had only heard it spoken. “For all intents & purposes” sure makes a lot more sense than what I thought they were saying.