Usually means: Boundary that must not be crossed.
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  1. line in the sand: Wiktionary
  2. line in the sand: Dictionary.com
  3. Line in the Sand (Close Your Eyes album), Line in the Sand (ZOX album), Line in the Sand, Line in the sand (phrase), Line in the sand: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. Line in the Sand: The Word Detective

Definitions from Wiktionary (line in the sand)

noun:  (idiomatic) A defining moment; a cutoff point.

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