draw a line

To set a (figurative) boundary, indicating what one is not willing or able to do. I'm prepared to do some cosmetic fixes on our new home, but I draw a line at major renovation. Aunt Peggy was fine with us setting her up on a date, but she drew a line at letting us create an online dating profile.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Colleen	kah-LEEN	English
Uilleag	-	Irish
Helge	HEL-gə (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Rowena	[rəu'i:nə]
Fadil	-	Arabic
MarkÉTa	-	Czech, Slovak