Definition of draw a line in the sand

draw a line in the sand    

verb

• to establish a limit.

                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "Episode 2", Misfits (TV), Season 1 Episode 2 (2009) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Oct 09 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 09 2012.

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a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
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a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
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draw a blank	Definitions include: to temporarily forget.
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luck of the draw	Definitions include: random luck.
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ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
all in	Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
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a walk in the park	Definitions include: something easy.
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back in the saddle	Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
bald man in a boat	Definitions include: clitoris.
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
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bat in the cave	Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
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cross the line	Definitions include: to do something inappropriate.
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end of the line	Definitions include: the last part of something.
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hook, line, and sinker	Definitions include: completely.
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line of work	Definitions include: profession.
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head in the sand	Definitions include: to ignore the truth.
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pound sand	Definitions include: a dismissive retort; "screw off".
put (one's) head in the sand	Definitions include: to ignore reality.
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across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
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