You crossed the line

Posted by Victoria S Dennis on February 17, 2010 at 19:07

In Reply to: You crossed the line posted by Rachel Lyons on February 16, 2010 at 16:05:

: 'You crossed the line' - does anybody know where this originated from please?

From the metaphor contained in the phrase "draw a line in the sand", for which see here. www.word-detective.com/ back-e2.html#lineinsand (VSD)