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red lines

red lines is the plural of red line.

Meaning of red line

Noun

red line (plural red lines)

  1. The thick red line on the ice which divides the rink in half.
  2. (figuratively) A boundary or limit which should not be crossed.
    • The administration’s ultimatum now seems like cheap talk, and it illustrates the risks of carelessly drawing red lines and issuing highly public threats that won’t be enforced.2013 May 4, Daniel Byman, “Mr. Obama, Don’t Draw That Line”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, line.

Questions about red lines

What is red lines the plural of?
Red lines is the plural of red line.

Words near red lines in the dictionary

  1. red light, green light
  2. red lights
  3. red line
  4. Red Liner
  5. Red Liners
  6. red lines
  7. red link
  8. red links
  9. red linnet
  10. red lion
  11. red lionfish

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