"stay within the lines" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stays within the lines [present, singular, third-person], staying within the lines [participle, present], stayed within the lines [participle, past], stayed within the lines [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stay within the lines (third-person singular simple present stays within the lines, present participle staying within the lines, simple past and past participle stayed within the lines)
  1. Synonym of toe the line Synonyms: toe the line [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-stay_within_the_lines-en-verb-l9CiA4Yt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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