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steps out of line

steps out of line is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 steps out of line

What is steps out of line the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Steps out of line is the third-person singular simple present indicative of step out of line.

Words near steps out of line in the dictionary

  1. steps on it
  2. steps on someone's lines
  3. steps on someone's toes
  4. steps on the laughs
  5. steps out
  6. steps out of line
  7. steps out on someone
  8. steps over
  9. steps to
  10. steps up
  11. steps up one's game

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