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draw the line

draw the line verb: to set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.

Verb

draw the line (third-person singular simple present draws the line, present participle drawing the line, simple past drew the line, past participle drawn the line)

  1. (idiomatic) To set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.
    • I don't mind if they have some fun, but I draw the line at anything that might harm others.
    • By contrast, the British government draws the line at giving the Community a significant new role in setting minimum standards on working conditions, labor representation on corporate boards, and social affairs.1991 December 11, Tom Redburn, “Labor Standards: Where Britain Drew the Line”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN

draw the line meaning in Tamil

draw the line in Tamil

கோடு கிழி, வரையறை விதி

Forms of draw the line

third-person singular presentdraws the line
present participledrawing the line
pastdrew the line
past participledrawn the line

Words formed from draw the line

Questions about draw the line

What does draw the line mean?
Draw the line means to set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.
What is draw the line in Tamil?
Draw the line in Tamil is கோடு கிழி, வரையறை விதி. See Draw the line meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is draw the line?
Draw the line is a verb.
What is the past tense of draw the line?
The past tense of draw the line is drew the line.

Words near draw the line in the dictionary

  1. draw soup
  2. draw straws
  3. draw stumps
  4. draw the cloth
  5. draw the curtains
  6. draw the line
  7. draw the long bow
  8. draw the longbow
  9. draw the short straw
  10. draw the sponge across the slate
  11. draw the sponge over the slate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: draw the line (page history and authors); draw the line (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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