walk a straight line
Prove you're sober
To walk a straight line is to demonstrate sobriety or physical coordination, literally by walking heel-to-toe without wobbling—a field sobriety test police use on suspected drunk drivers: He couldn't walk a straight line after six beers.
Figuratively, it means to behave properly or stay out of trouble: She's been walking a straight line since her probation started.
- stepFoot movement forward
- walkTravel on foot
- walk the lineMaintain careful balance between
- sobriety testImpairment assessment procedure
- field sobriety testRoadside intoxication assessment
balance · concentration · focus · line · toe the line · stride · slip · toe · honesty · breathalyzer · morality · field test · equilibrium · heel · motor skills · rectitude · righteousness · foot
walk a straight linego off the rails
stray from the path · fall off the wagon · go astray · break the rules · fall from grace
walk a straight linezigzag
Angled back-and-forth path
meander · wander · go in circles · weave · serpentine
walks, walked, walking, walker, walkers, walkway, walkways, straight, straights