English Dictionary

tow the line

動詞

別表記 誤綴り

Misspelling of toe the line.

日本語の意味

「toe the line」の誤記であり、規則や決められた基準に従うという意味です。

He tried to tow the line in his note to new hires, but it was a misspelling of toe the line, which means to follow the rules.

彼は新入社員宛てのメモで規則に従おうとしたが、慣用句の綴りを誤ってしまっていた（「規則に従う」）。

意味（1）

Misspelling of toe the line.

Some metaphors now current have been twisted out of their original meaning without those who use them even being aware of the fact. For example, toe the line is sometimes written as tow the line.

tows the line （ present singular third-person ）

towing the line （ participle present ）

towed the line （ participle past ）

towed the line （ past ）