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Also, draw the line between . Define a limit between two groups, courses of action, or the like. For example, Legally it's important to draw a line between private and public enterprises , or We'll have to draw the line between our department's different jurisdictions . This metaphoric idiom was first recorded in 1793. Also see draw the line at .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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