Thursday, 1 March 2007

Phrase of the Day 37: 'to draw the line'

"to draw the line at something"


definition: to decide firmly the limit of what one will tolerate or participate in

(nemit s cim co do cineni, spolecneho)

examples: "I like exciting sports, but I draw the line at jumping out of a plane!"
"Marc committed fraud but drew the line at blackmail"


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