English slang on the beach

Bottom line

Bilingual example

1.

With this collapse, it is clear that the US government has drawn a clear line and is unlikely to rescue any further banks.

This bankruptcy clearly shows that the US government has drawn a dividing line, and any bank outside this line will not be taken care of. "

2.

Success will clearly draw a line in the sand to prevent other Arab dictators from resorting to attacking their people instead of dialogue and real reform.

Once successful, the bottom line can be clearly defined to prevent dictators in the Arab world from solving problems with repression instead of dialogue and real reform.