draws the line
Establishes a boundary
To draw the line is to set a limit on what you will accept or tolerate.
The phrase implies a boundary beyond which you refuse to go: I'll help with most things, but I draw the line at lying.
Someone who draws the line somewhere has established their personal threshold: She draws the line at working weekends.
- stopCease all motion
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- personal valuesIndividual moral priorities
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- comfort zonePsychological ease boundary
integrity · tolerance · red flag · sand · boundaries · firm boundary · hard limit · no go · self-respect · enough · dealbreaker · last straw · breaking point · compromise · customs · non-negotiable · zero tolerance · morality
draws the lineanything goes
No restrictions apply
turns a blind eye · looks the other way · enables · rubber-stamps · bends over backwards
draws the linesits on the fence
Remains undecided between options
waffles · hedges · equivocates · dithers · vacillates
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