| 释义 |
line in the sandA point beyond which one will not go; a limit to what one will do or accept: the banks drew a line in the sand: there was to be no additional help...- And he is adamant that the GAA, if it is to prosper, has to become semi-professional, although he would draw a line in the sand well before it could reach all-out professionalism.
- Today, my Government is drawing a line in the sand and saying enough is enough.
- As was clear then and since, this wasn't the most propitious moment to draw a line in the sand - neither Britain or France were in a position to actually defend Poland.
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