draw the line (at something) - Longman Dictionary

draw the line (at something) meaning, definition, what is draw the line (at something): to allow or accept something up to a par...: Learn more. drawtheline(atsomething)FromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishdrawtheline(atsomething)drawtheline(atsomething)toalloworacceptsomethinguptoaparticularpoint,butnotbeyondit  Idon’tminddoingsomegardeningbutIdrawthelineatdigging.→drawExamplesfromtheCorpusdrawtheline(atsomething)•Onceagain,itislefttothecourtstodrawthelineaccordingtotheiroveralljudgmentofthefacts.•MrClintondrewthelineataround$52billion.•IdrawthelineatPpesetasandPpfennigs.•Ifellinwiththosewhodrewthelineatviolence.•Idon'tmindalittlemess,butIdrawthelineatwearingworkbootsinthehouse.•IalsoneededtodrawthelineatwhatIconsideredappropriatetodiscusspublicly.•Thekeyisknowingwheretodrawthelinebeforepersistenceleadstoannoyance.•Buttheproblemwillnotbewheretodrawthelinebuthowtodrawit. Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Drugs,medicines Buddhism Gambling Telephone,telegraph Seealltopics Wordoftheday overstate totalkaboutsomethinginawaythatmakesitseemmoreimportant,seriousetcthanitreallyis