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cross the line

To overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
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I can tolerate a lot, but they really crossed the line when they broke the window.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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cross the lineTo cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.
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