cross the line

English

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Verb

cross the line

To cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
(idiomatic) 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.
(cinematography) to film from the opposite side of an imaginary axis on set in order to view the actors from the opposite direction.

Synonyms

(overstep a boundary): go too far, overstep the mark

Translations

overstep a boundary

Czech: zajít příliš daleko
German: die Grenze überschreiten, zu weit gehen (de)
Italian: superare il limite

Portuguese: passar dos limites
Spanish: propasarse (es), pasar de la raya, pasar de raya, pasar de castaño oscuro, extralimitarse (es)

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for cross the line in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

cholesterins

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