| gen. |
положить предел (at – чему-либо); поставить предел (кому-либо; to fix a limit especially for what one is prepared to do); провести границу; определять порог (I. draw the line (at something/at doing something) idiom to refuse to do something; to set a limit • I don't mind helping, but I draw the line at doing everything myself. • We would have liked to invite all our relatives, but you have to draw the line somewhere. II. draw the line (between something and something) idiom to distinguish between two closely related ideas • Where do you draw the line between genius and madness? OALD Alexander Demidov); подвести черту (somewhere, at something • I'll lend you another fifty dollars and no more — I must draw the line somewhere!); проводить линию; подводить черту |
