To clarify, it's a proverbial line in proverbial sand.
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I haven't got time, Raymond! I am involved in serious police work. If you get in the way, I'm responsible. Your cock up, my arse.
Being decent and fair and honest doesn't necessarily make a person right, Habib. But if it did, Rolf Harris would be Prime Minister. (Oops on that one)
You seem to forget, Kray. It's my arse on the line, so you'd better pull your finger out! (Manker on that one)
Now it's my arse, and if you stuff it I'm going to end up very red in the face.
I'm not having you disgracing this station with a load of wishy-washy, diddums, half-cock, up your social worker, foldy-roll 'blame it on society', psycho-sicko-socio-claptrap crap!
Look, this may be a hoax, it may not be. All I know is, if it is genuine, my arse will be on the line and I don't want a cock-up.
What about a metaphorical line in the proverbial sand, would that work.
By "work" are you talking metaphorically or proverbially?
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