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DRAW THE LINE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
Example:
I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!
Synonyms:
draw a line; draw the line
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "draw the line" is one way to...):
bound; confine; limit; restrict; throttle; trammel (place limits on (extent or amount or access))
Sentence frame:
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