Antonyms for toe the mark
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : laɪn |
- act up
- anger
- annoy
- be mean
- block
- contradict
- counter
- counteract
- decline
- deny
- differ
- disagree
- disallow
- disappoint
- disapprove
- disarrange
- displease
- dispute
- dissatisfy
- dissent
- disturb
- fight
- frustrate
- harm
- hinder
- hurt
- ignore
- injure
- let off
- misbehave
- object
- obstruct
- oppose
- prevent
- protest
- refuse
- reject
- repudiate
- stop
- straighten
- take
- thwart
- unsuit
- upset
- veto
- win
- withhold
Definition of toe the mark
Origin :- late 14c., "to tie with a cord," from line (n.). Meaning "to mark or mark off with lines" is from mid-15c. Sense of "to arrange in a line" is from 1640s; that of "to join a line" is by 1773. To line up "form a line" is attested by 1889, in U.S. football.
- As in kowtow : verb grovel
- As in oblige : verb do a favor or kindness
- As in suit : verb adapt, tailor
- As in behave : verb act reasonably, properly
- As in yield : verb grant, allow
- As in toe the line : verb obey the rules
Synonyms for toe the mark
- accede
- accept
- accommodate
- acknowledge
- acquiesce
- act correctly
- act one's age
- act with decorum
- adhere to rules
- adjust
- admit
- agree
- aid
- amuse
- assent
- assist
- avail
- be civil
- be good
- be nice
- be on best behavior
- be orderly
- bend over backward
- benefit
- bow
- break
- brownnose
- cave in
- change
- come around
- come to heel
- comply
- comport oneself
- concede
- concur
- conduct oneself properly
- conform
- consent
- contribute
- control
- convenience
- court
- cower
- cringe
- defer
- demean oneself
- deport oneself
- direct
- discipline oneself
- don't make waves
- entertain
- fail
- fall in
- fall in line
- fashion
- favor
- fawn
- fill
- fill the bill
- fit
- fit in
- flatter
- fold
- follow the book
- genuflect
- give in
- go along with
- go fifty-fifty
- go with the flow
- gratify
- grin and bear it
- help
- indulge
- keep one's nose clean
- keep the peace
- kneel
- knuckle under
- lie down and roll over
- live up to
- make a deal
- make room
- manage
- manage oneself
- meet halfway
- mind one's manners
- mind one's p's and q's
- modify
- observe golden rule
- observe the law
- pander
- permit
- play fair
- play the game
- please
- profit
- proportion
- prostrate
- put oneself out
- quadrate
- readjust
- reconcile
- revise
- roll with it
- satisfy
- say uncle
- serve
- shape up
- stay in line
- stoop
- surrender
- swim with the tide
- tailor-make
- take it
- toe the line
- toe the mark
- waive
- watch one's step
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