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/Sounds like "pah" (as in "park") + "SAHR" (as in "salsa") + "seh" (as in "set") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "RAH" (as in "rapper") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

To go beyond, exceed, or behave in an inappropriate way. When someone crosses the line, they've overstepped a boundary they shouldn't have.

Examples

With that comment, he crossed the line.

Don't cross the line or you'll get in trouble.

A Cuban rhyming farewell, a playful and rhythmic way to say goodbye. The rhyme with "pescao" (pescado with the Caribbean d-drop) has no literal meaning: it just sounds great and belongs to the family of rhythmic Cuban expressions that make informal island speech so distinctive.