in riga

Italian

Etymology

Literally, in line.

Prepositional phrase

in riga

  1. (idiomatic) in strict obedience to authority; in line
    • 2020 September 30, Anna Lombardi, “Trump-Biden, primo dibattito infuocato: insulti e interruzioni a ripetizione su Covid, Corte Suprema ed economia [Trump-Biden, first heated debate: repeated insults and interruptions on Covid, Supreme Court and economy]”, in la Repubblica:
      E infatti pure loro si scontrano più volte: quando Wallace cerca di rimettere in riga il leader repubblicano.
      And in fact even they clashed several times: when Wallace tries to make the Republican leader fall in line.

Usage notes

  • Typically preceded by mettere (to put), rimettere (to put back), tenere (to keep), and similar.

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