Bring it to an end

To draw a line (under something) is a German phrase . If someone wants to draw a line under something, then he wants something z. B. no longer discuss.

z. B. has been demanded by various circles since the late 1940s that it must finally be over. B. with coming to terms with the past or reparation agreements .

z. For example, ex-partners break off contact, hold a ritual divorce ceremony or a divorce service

The term is probably derived from the horizontal line that is drawn under an account during bookkeeping in order to be able to carry out a balance sheet .

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^ Federal President Köhler 2005
↑ Other surveys: Should the Church offer divorce services to failed couples? chrismon.de 1/2001 ( Memento from November 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
^ Joachim Risse: Bookkeeping and balance sheet for beginners. Physica, Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-7908-0133-X , p. 43 ( limited preview in Google book search).

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Wiktionary: draw a line - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

[1] Federal President Köhler 2005

[2] Other surveys: Should the Church offer divorce services to failed couples? chrismon.de 1/2001 ( Memento from November 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Joachim Risse: Bookkeeping and balance sheet for beginners. Physica, Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-7908-0133-X , p. 43 ( limited preview in Google book search).