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draw the line

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draw the line (at something)

to set a limit at something; to decide when a limit has been reached. You can make as much noise as you want, but I draw the line at fighting. It's hard to keep young people under control, but you have to draw the line somewhere.

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draw the line

to separate one thing from another It's not clear where this author draws the line between fact and fiction.

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draw the line

to think of or treat one thing as different from another (often + between ) It all depends on your concept of fiction and where you draw the line between fact and fiction. So at what point do we consider the foetus a baby? We've got to draw the line somewhere.

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draw the line

1. To decide firmly an arbitrary boundary between two things: "Where do you draw the line between your own decisions and those of your superiors?" (Robert Marion).

2. To decide firmly the limit of what one will tolerate or participate in: The officer committed fraud but drew the line at blackmail.

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