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stepped out of line

stepped out of line is the simple past and past participle of step out of line.

Meaning of step out of line

Verb

step out of line (third-person singular simple present steps out of line, present participle stepping out of line, simple past and past participle stepped out of line)

  1. (figuratively) To break the rules of society.
    • It starts when you're always afraid / Step out of line, the man come and take you away1966 December, Stephen Stills, “For What It's Worth”performed by Buffalo Springfield

Questions about stepped out of line

What is stepped out of line the simple past and past participle of?
Stepped out of line is the simple past and past participle of step out of line.

Words near stepped out of line in the dictionary

  1. stepped on it
  2. stepped on someone's lines
  3. stepped on someone's toes
  4. stepped on the laughs
  5. stepped out
  6. stepped out of line
  7. stepped out on someone
  8. stepped over
  9. stepped pyramid
  10. stepped pyramids
  11. stepped reckoner

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