Hello, today's phrase of the day is out of line.
I saw it in a movie that was about the military.
One soldier didn't agree with the orders he received from his commanding officer,
so he spoke up and challenged the commander in front of everyone else.
The commanding officer yelled, you're out of line.
If someone is out of line, it means they are acting inappropriately and often disrespectfully.
In the movie example, appropriate
and proper behavior for a soldier would be to follow the orders without questioning them.
But this soldier loudly disagreed, and that's why his commanding officer said he was out of line.
It was inappropriate behavior.
Another example would be this.
Let's say you're at a funeral for a family member.
A funeral is a ceremony for someone who has died.
And at the funeral, one of your cousins is laughing and making silly jokes during the ceremony.
You could say that her behavior was out of line because it's inappropriate
for a sad and difficult occasion and disrespectful in that situation.
Now you know what the phrase out of line means.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow for our final video in this phrase of the day series.
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