over the line

See also: over-the-line

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over the line

1. (idiomatic) Beyond the level of what is acceptable.

   Synonyms: beyond the pale, off the reservation

   Coordinate term: over the edge

   • 2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “TV: Review: The Simpsons (Classic), “Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     But despite being the first episode of The Simpsons to feature Marge’s naked butt, there’s nothing particularly risque about any of the nudity—if anything, the pitchfork-wielding farmer’s threat of “ass-forking” feels the most over the line.

Related terms

• get over the line