step over the line
Example Sentences
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And as the year, or any grace period, draws to a close, they will inevitably step over the line.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022
No matter what other programs are doing to entice high school and transfer portal talent to their campuses, don’t step over the line.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2022
The undercover agent “gave him every opportunity to step over the line, and at every point he chose not to,” Harvey said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2021
To be effective, you have to convince the leaders you’re trying to deter that, if they step over the line, you really would do the things you say you’d do.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2017
And so you take a deep breath and then step over the line and into the darkness ahead.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
