Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

draw a line under

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: draw a -line un-der
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deem (a matter, especially a problematic one) to be now closed or concluded.

Example Sentences

"I know we've had our disagreements in the past, but let's draw a line under that now."
"But I drew a line under everything that happened to me the previous year, in fact I drew a line under everything that had ever happened to me: the army, my marriage and its break-up; my discovery of drugs; chemsex and the craziness that followed; waking up to find a stranger having sex with me; neglecting so many people who cared about me."

Inflected Forms

draws a line under (present, singular) drawing a line under (participle, present) drew a line under (past) drawn a line under (participle, past)

Questions

What does draw a line under mean?: To deem (a matter, especially a problematic one) to be now closed or concluded.

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