draw a line between

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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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IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

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Words nearby draw a line between

dravite, draw, draw a bead on, drawability, draw a blank, draw a line between, draw and quarter, draw an inference, draw a veil over, draw away, drawback

How to use draw a line between in a sentence

Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.
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Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
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He has wild swings between trying not to care about Lana and the baby, and being completely obsessed by it.
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The choice between freedom and fear is not difficult when seen with perspective.
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In sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.
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He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
To Harrison and his wife there was no distinction between the executive and judicial branches of the law.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
In this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various