get in(to) line
get in(to) line
1. To become straight; to form into a line or row. The teacher waited for her students to get into line before they walked to the auditorium. The cars all got in line after the traffic merged into a single lane.
2. To conform, adhere to, or agree with that which is established or generally accepted, such as rules, beliefs, modes of behavior, etc. You might have some wild ideas for the future, but you'll never get anywhere in this business if you don't start getting into line with your boss's expectations. We all tend to have revolutionary ideals in our youth, but we usually get in line with the general populace as we grow older.
See also: get, line
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come in(to) line
- come into line
- line up in
- line drive
- get a line on
- get a line on (someone or something)
- get a line on someone
- step out of line
- fall in(to) line
- fall into line