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Phrase(s): bring someone or something into line (with someone or something)
1. Lit. to make someone or something even with someone or something. • I brought the books into line with the others on the shelf. • I brought Jimmy into line with the other scouts. 2. Fig. to make someone or something conform to someone or something. • We brought Ted into line with the guidelines. • Sam brought his proposal into line with the company standards.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs