"line in the sand" meaning in All languages combined

See line in the sand on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-line in the sand.ogg Forms: lines in the sand [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lines in the sand}} line in the sand (plural lines in the sand)
  1. (idiomatic) A defining moment; a cutoff point. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: draw a line in the sand
    Sense id: en-line_in_the_sand-en-noun-GplQGSc4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A defining moment; a cutoff point."
      ],
      "id": "en-line_in_the_sand-en-noun-GplQGSc4",
      "links": [
        [
          "defining",
          "defining"
        ],
        [
          "moment",
          "moment"
        ],
        [
          "cutoff",
          "cutoff"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) A defining moment; a cutoff point."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "draw a line in the sand"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "line in the sand"
}
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lines in the sand"
      },
      "expansion": "line in the sand (plural lines in the sand)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A defining moment; a cutoff point."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "defining",
          "defining"
        ],
        [
          "moment",
          "moment"
        ],
        [
          "cutoff",
          "cutoff"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) A defining moment; a cutoff point."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    }
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  "word": "line in the sand"
}

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