Usually means: Conform to established rules, standards.
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  1. toe the line: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. toe the line: Merriam-Webster
  3. toe the line: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. toe the line: Collins English Dictionary
  5. toe the line: Vocabulary.com
  6. toe the line: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. toe the line: Wiktionary
  8. toe the line: Dictionary.com
  9. Toe the line: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. toe the line: Rhymezone
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  12. toe the line: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. Toe the Line: The Word Detective
  14. toe the line: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. Toe the line: World Wide Words

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  1. toe the line: Idioms

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  1. toe the line: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Toe the line: Sports Definitions

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (toe the line)

verb:  (idiomatic) To abide by the rules or conventions; (politics, in particular) to follow the party line.
verb:  (idiomatic) To stand at one's mark before a footrace.
verb:  (idiomatic, followed by between) To be on a boundary or in a grey area between two states.
verb:  (nonstandard) To push boundaries imposed by an authority; to push the envelope; to flirt with crossing the line.

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