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DRAW THE LINE AT (SMTH.)

to not allow smth. beyond a certain acceptable point
 DRAW THE LINE AT (SMTH.)
1. Their parents let them go out on weekend nights, but they draw the line at letting them go out on school nights.
2. You may buy a car with your savings, but not a motorcycle. I’m going to draw the line at that.

The expression suggests the idea of drawing a line to mark an outer limit.


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