The department's spending was brought into line with the budget.
Independent congressmen were brought into line by warnings that jobs for their friends would be kept back.
The players who had broken training rules fell into line when the coach warned them that they would be put off the team.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
into line — into a state of agreement or cooperation It was difficult to get/bring everyone into line. [=to get everyone to agree] • • • Main Entry: ↑line … Useful english dictionary
into line — {adv. phr.} 1. Into agreement. * /The department s spending was brought into line with the budget./ 2. Under control. * /Independent congressmen were brought into line by warnings that jobs for their friends would be kept back./ * /The players… … Dictionary of American idioms
into line — {adv. phr.} 1. Into agreement. * /The department s spending was brought into line with the budget./ 2. Under control. * /Independent congressmen were brought into line by warnings that jobs for their friends would be kept back./ * /The players… … Dictionary of American idioms
fall into line — phrasal 1. : to fall in 2. : to comply or concur with a certain course of action or policy * * * fall into line To conform • • • Main Entry: ↑line * * * come/get/fall/ … Useful english dictionary
bring someone into line — bring someone/something/into line phrase to make someone/something similar to another person or thing The restructuring of the business has brought output and demand into line. bring someone/ … Useful english dictionary
bring something into line — bring someone/something/into line phrase to make someone/something similar to another person or thing The restructuring of the business has brought output and demand into line. bring someone/ … Useful english dictionary
come into line — come/get/fall/into line phrase to agree with or become similar to someone or something else come/get/fall/into line with: It didn’t take much pressure to make him fall into line wit … Useful english dictionary
My Girl / Stepping Into Line — My Girl est un titre extrait de l album One Step Beyond... de Madness, sorti en 1979. A l origine ce morceau était chanté par Mike Barson, le clavier, et s intitulait New Song. Le single s est classé n°3 en Grande Bretagne. La video a été tournée … Wikipédia en Français
My girl / stepping into line — My Girl est un titre extrait de l album One Step Beyond... de Madness, sorti en 1979. A l origine ce morceau était chanté par Mike Barson, le clavier, et s intitulait New Song. Le single s est classé n°3 en Grande Bretagne. La video a été tournée … Wikipédia en Français
fall in/into line — to start to do what you are told or required to do Several of the older companies have refused to fall in line (with the new regulations). It was weeks before the new prisoner fell into line. • • • Main Entry: ↑fall fall in/into line see ↑fall … Useful english dictionary
