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Meanings of draw the line in English

Reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)

Usage of draw the line in English
1
Brace was right - I didn't know where to draw the line.
In the Dark
2
Santos says: Where do you draw the line between peace and justice?
The Guardian
3
I know my limits, and karaoke is where I draw the line.
Chelsea chelsea bang bang
4
The judge, however, is expected to draw the line at severed heads.
The Guardian
5
But you were asking who the people are who draw the line.
Unleavened Bread
6
Well, take these directions and then draw the line on the map.
The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands; Or, The Yankee-Canadian ...
7
But I think they do draw the line here at brown tea.'
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
8
One must draw the line somewhere at what constitutes a permissible insult.
Wild Wings: A Romance of Youth
9
Whilst fond of table delicacies, I emphatically draw the line at escargots.
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume I / From San Francisco to...
10
People also draw the line at taking unfair advantage of a guy.
From those wonderful folks who gave you pearl harbor: front-line...
11
A man may be unprincipled and yet draw the line at murder.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
12
That's where I draw the line. No picture, no Facebook, he replied.
Wired
13
But they were not disreputable, they knew where to draw the line.
Fan : The Story of a Young Girl's Life
14
But you must draw the line at married men, happy or unhappy.
A Woman of the World: Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Dau...
15
It's up to me to draw the line on something like this.
The lonely polygamist: a novel
16
To draw the line between your constant attention and my own necessity!
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 5
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Draw the line through the time
Draw the line across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common