out of line vs out of the line

Some examples from the web:

• My client was totally out of line in there.
• I was way out of line the other night.
• I'm sorry if that was out of line.
• She's obviously way out of line.
• Miguel, you know that that was completely out of line.
• Whatever Mr. Richards told you was out of line.
• Now what I did was out of line.
• I was out of line last night.
• Mrs. Florrick, that is out of line.
• JUDGE: You're out of line, Counsel.
• Man, that is just so out of line.
• He was totally out of line with him.
• You're way out of line, Mr. Callen.
• Maybe I was the one out of line.
• You, sir, are unprofessional and out of line...
• Gupta, this is way out of line, man.
• I'm sorry, that was out of line.
• He was out of line This is a matter for his parents.
• You're out of line, Agent Mulder.
• You think something's out of line, call the police.

Some examples from the web:

• I want to keep Chloe out of the line of fire.
• Lady Mary is out of the line of succession, so the inference is clear.
• Let me buy you some time, help get your people to safety, out of the line of fire.
• No, I think it's sweet that he wants you to get out of the line of fire. That's my cab.
• Looks like he tried to crawl out of the line of fire. Well, it's too little, too late.
• We keep ourselves out of the line of fire, sting Royce, and as an added bonus, give Gray's campaign a boost which comes at the expense of the mayor's base.
• Keep the slack out of the line.
• I was out of the line then.
• I'll be out of the line of fire.
• You'll be out of the line of fire...
• You got her out of the line of fire.
• What she wants is something out of the line of fire.
• All we knew was to keep our heads low and out of the line of fire.
• We just have to get Jason out of the line of fire before we take down Ernesto.
• "Be a regular kid, don't say anything,"stay out of the line of fire.
• When you first got here, I told that guy to pull you out of the line.
• Keep this out of the line of fire And it should heal just fine.
• "Be a regular kid, don't say anything,"stay out of the line of fire.
• And you took me out of the line of fire like I was POTUS.
• Good for you to get out of the line of fire for a beat.