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Draw the Line

What it means

Set the limit past which you will not go, and say out loud where it is.

Where it comes from

Where the line was first drawn is not clear. Tennis courts, ploughed furrows and land boundaries have all been proposed, and the phrase is older than any record that would settle it.

The puzzle it came from

Draw the Line was the answer to the Phrasicle of July 14, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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Phrasicle: Draw the Line

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