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词组 cross the line
释义
Idiom
cross the line
1.
to change from being acceptable to being unacceptable.
I thought the jokes crossed the line and were basically embarrassing.
2.
to do something wrong.
If you steal someone's idea, you have absolutely crossed the line.
idiomcross the line(also step over the line)to start behaving in a way that people consider offensive, immoral, dangerous, or extreme, although it may be only slightly different from the way you behaved before:Hayward said the newspaper had crossed the line of decency by reporting on his sex life.Once we step over the line between civil dispute and armed conflict, we cannot turn back. —see also there's/it's a fine line between

cross the line

1. Of an action, to cross some threshold into unacceptable or inappropriate behavior. Speaking that rudely to your teacher definitely crosses the line.
2. To misbehave or do something unacceptable or inappropriate. When you spoke that rudely to your teacher, you definitely crossed the line.

cross the line

COMMON
1. If someone crosses the line, they start behaving in an unacceptable or offensive way. The show's pretty outrageous, but I don't think it crosses the line. There was no reason to bring our families into it. That's crossing the line.
2. If someone or something crosses the line, they go from one situation or activity to another more extreme one. They could easily cross the line from civil disobedience to violence. Congress and the public were not informed about the decision to cross the line from defense to preparation for war. Note: The `line' in this expression may refer to boxing matches in the past, when a line was drawn on the ground which neither boxer could cross. `Draw the line' may be based on a similar idea.
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