"draw a line in the sand" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 划清界限

Definition

设定一个你不愿意自己或别人跨越的明确界限。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于口语和商务、私人边界，强调底线原则。属于比喻用法，不是真的在沙滩上画线。

Examples

I need to draw a line in the sand about working late every night.

我需要就每天加班**划清界限**。

She finally drew a line in the sand and stopped answering work emails on weekends.

她终于**划清了界限**，周末不再回复工作邮件。

Parents sometimes have to draw a line in the sand with their children.

父母有时必须**划一道界限**对待孩子。

We reached a point where we had to draw a line in the sand and say no more budget cuts.

我们到了必须**划清界限**、拒绝更多预算削减的时候。

If he crosses this rule, that's where I draw a line in the sand.

如果他越过这条规则，那就是我**划清界限**的时候。

It's time to draw a line in the sand—we can't keep letting this happen.

是时候**划清界限**了——我们不能再让这种事继续发生了。