HyperDic: draw_the_line

English > 1 sense of the expression draw the line:
VERBchangedraw the line, draw a linereasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
English > draw the line: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningReasonably object (to) or set a limit (on).
PatternSomebody ----s
Example"I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"
Synonymdraw a line
Broaderrestrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleplace limits on (extent or access)

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