Idiom
line in the sand
Meaning
A defining moment; a cutoff point.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This rule is my line in the sand.”
“The manager drew a line in the sand and told the team that no more delays would be accepted.”
“By refusing to compromise on his core principles, he drew a firm line in the sand that defined the future of the negotiations.”
Examples
simple
“This rule is my line in the sand.”
contextual
“The manager drew a line in the sand and told the team that no more delays would be accepted.”
complex
“By refusing to compromise on his core principles, he drew a firm line in the sand that defined the future of the negotiations.”
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