draw a line in the sand (English, verb)
expansion: draw a line in the sand (third-person singular simple present draws a line in the sand, present participle drawing a line in the sand, simple past drew a line in the sand, past participle drawn a line in the sand)
Senses:
glosses: To lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To create a real or artificial boundary or distinction between (two places, people or things).
glosses: To indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.
Forms:
form: draws a line in the sand
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: drawing a line in the sand
tags: participle
present
form: drew a line in the sand
tags: past
form: drawn a line in the sand
tags: participle
past
form: draw lines in the sand
tags: alternative