over the line

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over the line

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idiomatic Beyond the level of what is acceptable. But despite being the first episode of The Simpsons to feature Marge’s naked butt, there’s nothing particularly risque about any of the nudity—if anything, the pitchfork-wielding farmer’s threat of “ass-forking” feels the most over the line.
Similar: beyond the pale, off the reservation

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@misc{over_the_line_2026,
  title = {over the line},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/over%20the%20line},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}