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Exit

draw a line under something

idiom/drɔ ə laɪn ˈʌndɚ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

to officially move on from a situation

It’s time to draw a line under this issue and move forward.

word origin — From bookkeeping — drawing a line under figures officially closed those accounts before opening fresh new ones.