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?
Positive would probably be more commonly seen as an after effect I would think. “It’s good that we toed the line here or we’d have had trouble.”
I think it’s because it’s generally given as guidance beforehand (which doesn’t necessitate positive or negative) and evaluated for positive or negative afterward.