- draw a line in the sand
- idi to set a limit; allow to go up to a point but no further
From formal English to slang. 2014.
draw a line in the sand
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draw a line in the sand — If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which things will be unacceptable … The small dictionary of idiomes
draw a line in the sand — If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which things will be unacceptable. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which a certain situation or activity will not … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
draw a line in the sand — verb a) To provide a test of commitment to a cause that carries a high risk. In 1836, [ … Wiktionary
draw a line in the sand — to say that a particular idea or activity will not be supported or accepted. The president has drawn a line in the sand, which means that if the foreign troops are not removed, they will be attacked. Etymology: based on the idea of literally… … New idioms dictionary
Line in the Sand Match — Round 11, 2004 Hawthorn v Essendon Hawthorn Essendon … Wikipedia
a line in the sand — (draw) a line in the sand (state that one has reached) a point beyond which one will not go … Useful english dictionary
line — In Fanny Burney s Cecilia (1782) the question is asked Where, then, do you draw the line?, meaning how far can a person expect to be independent. The image of drawing lines has fed English idiom for several centuries, extending to the more… … Modern English usage
draw — [c]/drɔ / (say draw) verb (drew /dru / (say drooh), drawn, drawing) –verb (t) 1. (sometimes followed by along, away, in, out …
line — I. /laɪn / (say luyn) noun 1. a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface. 2. something resembling a traced line, as a band of colour, a seam, a furrow, etc.: lines of stratification in… …
sand — sandable, adj. sandless, adj. sandlike, adj. /sand/, n. 1. the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz. 2. Usually, sands. a tract or region composed principally of sand. 3. the sand or a grain of… … Universalium
