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Tu-Anh Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Out of line

The publisher (Chicago Tribune) replied that she was out of line and suggested that she (Jane Byrne mayor of Chicago in the 1980s) start over with her presentation.

What's the meaning of "out of line" ?




  

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out of line = not conforming to the "rules", improper I'm assuming that she was "out of line" in what she was presenting to whomever and that she needed to start again with a different approach.

  • out of line = not conforming to the "rules", improper I'm assuming that she was "out of line" in what she was presenting to whomever and that she needed to start again with a different approach.
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out of line = not conforming to the "rules", improper
I'm assuming that she was "out of line" in what she was presenting to whomever and that she needed to start again with a different approach.

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