draw the line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [draw stressed th ee lahyn]
- /drɔ stressed ði laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [draw stressed th ee lahyn]
- /drɔ stressed ði laɪn/

Definitions of draw the line words

noun draw the line a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. 1
noun draw the line Mathematics. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. 1
noun draw the line something arranged along a line, especially a straight line; a row or series: a line of trees. 1
noun draw the line a number of persons standing one behind the other and waiting their turns at or for something; queue. 1
noun draw the line something resembling a traced line, as a band of color, a seam, or a furrow: lines of stratification in rock. 1
noun draw the line a furrow or wrinkle on the face, neck, etc.: lines around the eyes. 1

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Origin of draw the line

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English li(g)ne cord, rope, stroke, series, guiding rule, partly < Old French ligne ≪ Latin līnea, noun use of feminine of līneus flaxen (orig. applied to string), equivalent to līn(um) flax (see line2) + -eus -eous, partly continuing Old English līne string, row, series < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Draw the line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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draw the line popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for draw the line

verb draw the line

admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
call down — to request or invoke
call on the carpet — (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
corking — excellent

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