line in the sand

line in the sand
a defining moment, a cutoff point.

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  • Line in the Sand — (A) Line(s) in the Sand may refer to: * Line in the sand (phrase), a metaphorical point beyond which no further advance will be accepted or made * Line in the Sand (play), a CRS (Villanova U.) stage production sympathetic to immigration * A Line… …   Wikipedia

  • Line in the Sand Match — Round 11, 2004 Hawthorn v Essendon Hawthorn Essendon …   Wikipedia

  • Line in the Sand (Bleeding Through song) — Infobox Single Name = Line in the Sand Artist = Bleeding Through from Album = The Truth Released = 2007 Format = CD Recorded = Room of Doom, Irvine, CA, 2005 Genre = Power Ballad Length = 4:09 Label = Trustkill Records / Roadrunner Records Writer …   Wikipedia

  • Line in the sand (phrase) — A line in the sand is, metaphorically, a point beyond which no further advance will be accepted or made. Ancient Spartan soldiers were said to have drawn a line in the sand during their defence of Greece in the Battle of Thermopylae. In 168 BC, a …   Wikipedia

  • Line in the Sand (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Line In The Sand Type = Album Artist = Zox |225px Released = January 22, 2008 Genre = Alternative rock, Reggae rock Length = Unknown Label = SideOneDummy Records Producer = Zox Reviews = *Absolute Punk (86%)… …   Wikipedia

  • draw a line in the sand — verb a) To provide a test of commitment to a cause that carries a high risk. In 1836, [ …   Wiktionary

  • draw a line in the sand —    If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which things will be unacceptable.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which a certain situation or activity will not …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • draw a line in the sand — If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which things will be unacceptable …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • draw a line in the sand — to say that a particular idea or activity will not be supported or accepted. The president has drawn a line in the sand, which means that if the foreign troops are not removed, they will be attacked. Etymology: based on the idea of literally… …   New idioms dictionary

  • a line in the sand — (draw) a line in the sand (state that one has reached) a point beyond which one will not go …   Useful english dictionary

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