draw the line

Example Sentences

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"There has to be somewhere where you draw the line and you give people an opportunity to recuperate and also get a good pre-season in," Boulter said.

From BBC

Increasingly stretched consumers are starting to draw the line on what they will pay for a new car, according to dealers, analysts and industry data.

From The Wall Street Journal

Left to her own devices by a pandering script, she alone draws the line where loneliness ends and freedom begins, keeping “Die My Love” from plunging completely into its self-made inferno.

From Salon

"How can we help them and where do you draw the line?" she asked.

From BBC

She even thought about diluting her treasured Sensodyne toothpaste, but drew the line there.

From The Wall Street Journal