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toe.

You toe a line. As in standing where you're told, with your toes on the line.

You tow a trailer. As in dragging it behind you.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_the_line#Misspelling_as_...

Sorry, this is just my personal pet peeve eggcorn. We now return you to your regularly scheduled Hacker News...



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