Meanings
- idiomaticBeyond the level of what is acceptable.
But despite being the first episode of The Simpsons to feature Marge’s naked butt, there’s nothing particularly risque about any of the nudity—if anything, the pitchfork-wielding farmer’s threat of “ass-forking” feels the most over the line.
2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “TV: Review: The Simpsons (Classic), “Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 16 May 2017Synonyms: beyond the pale, off the reservation
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseBeyond the level of what is acceptable.
Cite this entry
over the line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20line
“over the line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over%20the%20line. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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