What does out of line mean?
Idiom Meaning:
behaving inappropriately
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
School of Rock (2003)
Time of Scene:
Dewey Finn: You don’t have to worry about me because I’m a hard-ass. And if a kid gets out of line, I got no problem smacking them in the head.
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Kim’s Convenience “Frank and Nayoung” (2016)
Time of Scene:
Janet: I got your text message. Umm… sad face, broken heart, waterfall, waterfall, waterfall, raincloud… and clapping monkey?
Nayoung: So cute. I’m so sorry about lunch with your friend.
Janet: What? No, I’m the one who should be sorry. I was out of line.
Nayoung: Other line?
Janet: Out of line. There’s an imaginary line. And on this side there’s nice people and way over here… that’s me.
Nayoung: I just want to have fun time together.
Janet: I know. It’s just… we’re different.
Nayoung: That’s what I like.
Janet: But sometimes I forget that we don’t need to be the same to be friends.
Nayoung: Oni, I don’t want to be like you.
Janet: Great.
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