draw a line in the sand

draw a line in the sand synonyms

take issue with compare draw a line in the sand and take issue with
put one's foot down about compare draw a line in the sand and put one's foot down about
object to compare draw a line in the sand and object to
stop short of compare draw a line in the sand and stop short of
take exception to compare draw a line in the sand and take exception to
refuse to accept compare draw a line in the sand and refuse to accept
draw the line at compare draw a line in the sand and draw the line at
balk at compare draw a line in the sand and balk at
throw down the gauntlet compare draw a line in the sand and throw down the gauntlet
defy compare draw a line in the sand and defy
take up the gauntlet compare draw a line in the sand and take up the gauntlet
hazard compare draw a line in the sand and hazard
try compare draw a line in the sand and try
prove compare draw a line in the sand and prove
go up against compare draw a line in the sand and go up against
threaten compare draw a line in the sand and threaten
call to account compare draw a line in the sand and call to account
contend compare draw a line in the sand and contend
chance compare draw a line in the sand and chance
hinder compare draw a line in the sand and hinder
test compare draw a line in the sand and test
gamble compare draw a line in the sand and gamble
go out on a limb compare draw a line in the sand and go out on a limb
skate on thin ice compare draw a line in the sand and skate on thin ice
thwart compare draw a line in the sand and thwart
negate compare draw a line in the sand and negate
resort compare draw a line in the sand and resort
draw compare draw a line in the sand and draw
challenge compare draw a line in the sand and challenge
hit compare draw a line in the sand and hit
take the bull by the horns compare draw a line in the sand and take the bull by the horns
venture compare draw a line in the sand and venture
weather compare draw a line in the sand and weather
trigger compare draw a line in the sand and trigger
bate compare draw a line in the sand and bate
bring on compare draw a line in the sand and bring on
evoke compare draw a line in the sand and evoke
hang by a thread compare draw a line in the sand and hang by a thread
charge compare draw a line in the sand and charge
blame compare draw a line in the sand and blame
give something a whirl compare draw a line in the sand and give something a whirl
press compare draw a line in the sand and press
sample compare draw a line in the sand and sample
dispute compare draw a line in the sand and dispute
imperil compare draw a line in the sand and imperil
stake compare draw a line in the sand and stake
run compare draw a line in the sand and run
urge compare draw a line in the sand and urge
put to the test compare draw a line in the sand and put to the test
beg compare draw a line in the sand and beg

draw a line in the sand definitions

verb

  • To lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause. 

  • To create a real or artificial boundary or distinction between (two places, people or things). 

  • To indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.