tow the line
English
Verb
tow the line (third-person singular simple present tows the line, present participle towing the line, simple past and past participle towed the line)
- Misspelling of toe the line.
- 1946, George Orwell, Politics and the English Language:
- Some metaphors now current have been twisted out of their original meaning without those who use them even being aware of the fact. For example, toe the line is sometimes written as tow the line.