draw a line under

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English

Verb

draw a line under (third-person singular simple present draws a line under, present participle drawing a line under, simple past drew a line under, past participle drawn a line under)

  1. To deem (a matter, especially a problematic one) to be now closed or concluded.
    I know we've had our disagreements in the past, but let's draw a line under that now.
    • 2017, James Wharton, Something for the Weekend, Biteback Publishing, →ISBN:
      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.

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