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draw the line

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draw the line
to think of or treat one thing as different from another. It all depends on your concept of fiction and where you draw the line between fact and fiction. (often + between) So at what point do we consider the foetus a baby? We've got to draw the line somewhere.
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draw the line
to separate one thing from another. It's not clear where this author draws the line between fact and fiction.
See also: draw, line

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It's all right about the dogs, but we must draw the line somewhere.
But it is not always easy to draw the line and decide to which class a play belongs.
It's necessary to draw the line somewheres, my fine feller,' replied the principal.
 
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