Work & careers
draw a clear boundary
state a firm limit
To draw a clear boundary is to say firmly what you will and will not accept.
Hear it in real life
Do you answer work messages at night?
No, I draw a clear boundary around my evenings.
I had to draw a clear boundary between my job and my private life.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I made a clear boundary between my work and personal life.
Say: I drew a clear boundary between my work and personal life.
The conventional collocation is "draw a boundary," rather than "make a boundary."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
draw a clear boundary between; draw a clear boundary around
Your turn: say it out loud
I had to draw a clear boundary between my job and my private life.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
draw a clear boundary
state a firm limit
“I had to draw a clear boundary between my job and my private life.”
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