out of line
idiom
informal
: beyond what is reasonable or allowable : not right or appropriate
Your behavior is out of line.
These prices are way out of line.
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Still, the notion of growing the size of the court has gained popularity among liberals who feel many of its conservative outcomes in major cases are out of line with the American mainstream.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
The number of problems PGE has disclosed to regulators is out of line with other wind farms.
—The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022
Will the women who were out of line try to mend fences?
—oregonlive, 13 July 2022
Miss Manners might have some sympathy for an establishment receiving conflicting feedback on subjective criteria, but these replies suggest that your reactions are out of line.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 July 2022
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“Out of line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20line. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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