| 单词 | to walk a chalk-line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto walk a chalk-line c. A line drawn with chalk; a straight line; also transferred and figurative. So, in allusive use, to walk a chalk-line: to behave with propriety; to keep undeviatingly to a course of action (U.S. colloquial). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > behave well [verb (intransitive)] > behave with propriety civilize1606 to walk a chalk-line1855 to keep the party clean1955 society > communication > indication > marking > a mark > [noun] > line > made with chalk chalk-line1855 the world > action or operation > continuing > continue doing or keep going in a course of action [verb (intransitive)] > without deviating to walk a chalk-line1948 1855 T. C. Haliburton Nature & Human Nature II. viii. 324 He returns as straight as a chalk line, or as we say as the crow flies. 1859 H. E. Taliaferro Fisher's River xxii. 246 You can't swindle this boy; he's walked too many chalk-lines fur that. 1887 in Amer. Speech (1950) 25 31/2 The owners of those dives also knew they would have to close up shop and walk the chalk-line once the police took the matter in hand. 1904 C. Martyn Fables of Hotel Profession 26 Everybody had to walk a Chalk Line or Get Out. 1948 Time 2 Aug. 12/2 Many of whom deny that they are Communists but all of whom walk the Communist chalk line. < as lemmas |
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