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to draw the line

to draw the line
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too draw stressed th ee lahyn]
    • /tu drɔ stressed ði laɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too draw stressed th ee lahyn]
    • /tu drɔ stressed ði laɪn/

Definition of to draw the line words

  • phrase to draw the line If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do. 0

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Parts of speech for To draw the line

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to draw the line popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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