draw a line | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,oftenfigurative)Todelimitaboundaryorborder.2008:Fareed Zakaria,The Post-American World, Chapter VIIHow to strike this balance —deterring China, on the one hand, accommodating its legitimate growth, on the other— is the central strategic challenge for American diplomacy. The United States can and shoulddraw lineswith China. But it should also recognize that it cannotdraw lineseverywhere.2012November 20, Nina Bernstein, “Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York”, inNew York Times‎[1]:Seth Diamond, commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services,drew a linebetween evacuees and the “traditional homeless,” arguing that court-ordered rules on shelter standards do not apply to short-term shelter from a natural disaster.

Examples:

EN: I wish I could take my love for you and draw a line through it.
ES: Ojalá pudiera tachar mi amor por ti.
EN: I've done plenty for you and the Star... but there's a time to draw a line, and I'm drawing it.
ES: He hecho mucho por ti y por el Star, pero todo tiene un límite, y el mío ya ha llegado.
EN: We'll draw a line--
ES: - No, eso es imposible.
EN: I'm sorry, but if you organize under arms I won't be able to draw a line between you.
ES: Lo siento, pero si utilizan las armas no podré hacer diferencias con Vds.
EN: You can draw a line and hypnotize him!
ES: Puedes trazar una línea e hipnotizarlo.
EN: Well, I start off and I draw a line.
ES: Para empezar primero hago una línea.
EN: There are times when we need to draw a line across a page of our lives and start afresh on the morrow.
ES: A veces necesitamos trazar una línea en la página de nuestras vidas. Y empezar de nuevo al día siguiente.
EN: And they draw a line between them and their families.
ES: - Y trazan una línea entre ellas y sus familias.
EN: - Just draw a line through her name.
ES: - Tache su nombre.
EN: Everybody gets to the point where they draw a line.
ES: Todos llegamos a un punto donde marcamos el límite
EN: I just want to draw a line.
ES: Basta con que yo escribo una línea, ¿sabe?
EN: Mr. Birdwell, the Raiders don't draw a line between soldiers and civilians.
ES: Sr. Birdwell, los jinetes no distinguen entre soldados y civiles.
EN: Someone has to draw a line somewhere.
ES: Uno debe tener sus límites, ¿no?
EN: If you miss, draw a line to it.
ES: Si fallas, dibuja una línea hacia él.
ES: Si no aciertas a darle, síguelo para acercarte al máximo.
ES: Si no aciertas a darle, síguelo para acercarte al máximo.
EN: You're going to have to take up after that. But... Would you draw a line?
ES: No volveré a Berlín... hasta que encontremos el cuadro.

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