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stepping out of line

stepping out of line is the present participle and gerund 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 stepping out of line

What is stepping out of line the present participle and gerund of?
Stepping out of line is the present participle and gerund of step out of line.

Words near stepping out of line in the dictionary

  1. stepping on it
  2. stepping on someone's lines
  3. stepping on someone's toes
  4. stepping on the laughs
  5. stepping out
  6. stepping out of line
  7. stepping out on someone
  8. stepping over
  9. stepping razor
  10. stepping razors
  11. stepping stone

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