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1 day ago · the battle lines are drawn. phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that the battle lines are drawn between opposing groups or people, you mean that they are ready to start fighting or arguing, and that it has become clear what the main points of conflict or disagreement will be.
used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in a dispute or contest that is going to begin: The battle lines are being drawn in the fight for control of the company.
used to say that people or groups have shown which side they intend to support in a dispute or contest that is going to begin: The battle lines are being drawn in the fight for control of the company. See also: battle, drawn, line. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017. See also: be old news. dooded.
draw (the) battle lines. To clearly distinguish the sides of an argument or conflict and become ready to argue, battle, etc. The union and management seem to have drawn the battle lines in this nasty contract dispute.
1. : a line along which a battle is fought. 2. : a line defining the positions of opposing groups in a conflict or controversyusually used in plural. battle lines were drawn over economic policies. Examples of battle line in a Sentence.
BATTLE LINE meaning: a line of soldiers who are fighting in a battle usually used figuratively in phrases like {phrase}the battle lines have been drawn {/phrase} to say that groups of people strongly disagree about an issue and are fighting or arguing with each other.
