draw a line between

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, draw the line between . Define a limit between two groups, courses of action, or the like. For example, Legally it's important to draw a line between private and public enterprises , or We'll have to draw the line between our department's different jurisdictions . This metaphoric idiom was first recorded in 1793. Also see draw the line at .

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Here, we have to draw a line between the removals and the detention.

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Constitution, saying the state was free to draw a line between public safety and other unions, and the following year again ruled that the law was constitutional.

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In the clay world, he said, there’s always talk about functional versus nonfunctional pottery, attempting to draw a line between the two.

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But Scarsi said Lowell failed to draw a line between their conduct and the charges in Los Angeles.

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But a federal appeals court in 2013 said the state was free to draw a line between public safety and other unions, and the following year again ruled that the law was constitutional.

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