bring into line
Force into compliance
To bring into line is to make someone or something conform to a standard, rule, or expectation.
The phrase often implies correcting deviation or resistance: The new manager brought the department into line with company policy.
It can suggest coercion or discipline: A few dissenters remained, but the party leadership brought them into line.
- standardizeMake things match norms
- alignArrange in a row
- synchronizeAlign timing precisely
- regulateControl by rules
- normalizeMake regular or standard
unify · harmonize · conform · discipline · straighten · set straight · adjust · organize · correct · calibrate · reconcile · integrate · consolidate · get with the program · level · assimilate · homogenize · enforce
bring into linelet slide
Choose not to address
turn a blind eye · look the other way · let go · indulge · overlook
bring into lineset free
Release from confinement
liberate · release · emancipate · let loose · unleash
bring into linedisorganize
Destroy orderly arrangement
scatter · disrupt · upset · destabilize · derange
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