cross the line
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cross the line
verb crosses the line · crossing the line · crossed the line
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To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
I can tolerate a lot, but they really crossed the line when they broke the equipment.
Similar: go too far, overstep the mark
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To finish a race.
Similar: go all the way · Opposite: fall at the last hurdle
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To achieve completion of something.
Similar: go all the way · Opposite: fall at the last hurdle
- To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
- 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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verb overstep a boundary
| Español | propasarse, pasarse de la raya, pasarse de raya, pasar de la raya, pasar de raya, pasarse de rosca |
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| Português | passar dos limites |
| Français | dépasser les bornes |
| Deutsch | die Grenze überschreiten, zu weit gehen |
| Italiano | superare il limite |
| עברית | חצה את הקו khatsá et hakáv, עבר את הגבול avár et hagvúl |
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