Mine is tow the line rather than toe the line.

I imagine someone as a tugboat--towing the line of what is expected. I like that imagery better than keeping a foot on some fucking line. Plus using toe as a verb is dumb.

What are yours?

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[–] 10 points 6 months ago

I love mixing idioms, that one in particular is fun to use.

I'm also a fan of "throw caution to the wolves".

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