"cross the line" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-cross the line.ogg Forms: crosses the line [present, singular, third-person], crossing the line [participle, present], crossed the line [participle, past], crossed the line [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cross the line (third-person singular simple present crosses the line, present participle crossing the line, simple past and past participle crossed the line)
  1. (idiomatic) To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: go too far, overstep the mark Related terms: cross a line [alternative] Coordinate_terms: push the envelope, toe the line Translations (overstep a boundary): zajít příliš daleko (Czech), gå over grænsen (Danish), gå over stregen (Danish), mennä liian pitkälle (Finnish), dépasser les bornes (French), die Grenze überschreiten (German), zu weit gehen (German), חצה את הקו (khatsá et hakáv) (Hebrew), עבר את הגבול (avár et hagvúl) (Hebrew), túlmegy egy határon (Hungarian), superare il limite (Italian), ōatemāka (Māori), آشمق (aşmak) (Ottoman Turkish), zapominać się [imperfective] (Polish), zapomnieć się [perfective] (Polish), passar dos limites (Portuguese), propasarse (Spanish), pasar de la raya (Spanish), pasar de raya (Spanish), pasarse de rosca (Spanish), pasar de castaño oscuro (Spanish), extralimitarse (Spanish), salirse del tiesto [colloquial] (Spanish), pasarse de la raya (Spanish), cruzar la línea (Spanish), cruzarse de la línea (Spanish), gå överstyr (Swedish), gå för långt (Swedish), எல்லை மீறு (ellai mīṟu) (Tamil)
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  2. To finish a race. Synonyms: go all the way
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  3. To achieve completion of something. Synonyms: go all the way
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  4. To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea. Derived forms: crossing the line Related terms: draw the line, step out of line
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  5. (cinematography) To film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction.
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Inflected forms

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          "word": "túlmegy egy határon"
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          "word": "salirse del tiesto"
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          "sense": "overstep a boundary",
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