Several of the older companies have refused to fall in line (with the new regulations).
It was weeks before the new prisoner fell into line.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fall into line — fall in/into line to start to accept the rules of a company or other organization. Employees were expected to fall into line with the company s new practices or face dismissal. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
fall\ into\ line — • fall in(to) line See: in line, into line … Словарь американских идиом
fall in (or into) line — conform. [with ref. to military formation.] → fall … English new terms dictionary
fall into line — ► fall in (or into) line conform. Main Entry: ↑fall … English terms dictionary
fall into line — index conform, crystallize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall into line — phrasal 1. : to fall in 2. : to comply or concur with a certain course of action or policy * * * fall into line To conform • • • Main Entry: ↑line * * * come/get/fall/ … Useful english dictionary
fall into line — come/get/fall into line ► to start to officially agree with a plan or idea or to do something in the same way as other people, organizations, companies, etc.: »We are considering legal action if they do not come into line soon. Main Entry: ↑line … Financial and business terms
fall into line — to do something similar. Once we bring out a CD ROM version, all our competitors will fall into line. If students see that everyone else in school is wearing a uniform, they tend to fall in line and wear one, too … New idioms dictionary
fall into line — go and stand properly in a row (like soldiers) The students were forced to fall into line as they waited for the doors to open … Idioms and examples
bring fall into line (with somebody) — bring sb/sth, come, get, fall, etc. into ˈline (with sb/sth) idiom to behave or make sb/sth behave in the same way as other people or how they should behave • Britain must be brought into line with the rest of Europe on taxes. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
