每日一词学英语(29): toe the line

这个词指径赛开始前足尖或手抵在起跑线上，引申义为to conform to a rule or a standard，遵从。

例句选自The Times Online: Such is public indignation over Ms Deng’s fate that usually docile newspapers and websites have largely ignored a government directive ordering all reports to toe the official line. "docile"和"toe the official line"呼应。也可以用“toe the mark”。

In modern usage, it appears often in the context of partisan or factional politics, as in, "He's toeing the party line."
Wikipedia说这个词在现代用法中多少和政治有点关系，例句如上。