put on the line — verb expose to a chance of loss or damage We risked losing a lot of money in this venture Why risk your life? She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong • Syn: ↑risk, ↑lay on the line • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
put on the line — See: LAY ON THE LINE … Dictionary of American idioms
put on the line — See: LAY ON THE LINE … Dictionary of American idioms
put your neck on the line — put (your) neck on the line to do something that you know might fail and spoil other people s opinion of you or cause you to lose money. There s a lot of money at stake here and none of the directors wants to put his neck on the line. No one… … New idioms dictionary
put neck on the line — put (your) neck on the line to do something that you know might fail and spoil other people s opinion of you or cause you to lose money. There s a lot of money at stake here and none of the directors wants to put his neck on the line. No one… … New idioms dictionary
put your neck on the line — phrase to do something dangerous or something that you could suffer for I put my neck on the line for you, and you don’t even care! Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: neck … Useful english dictionary
put your life on the line — put (your) life on the line to risk death in order to try to achieve something. Politicians aren t the ones putting their lives on the line fighting wars … New idioms dictionary
put life on the line — put (your) life on the line to risk death in order to try to achieve something. Politicians aren t the ones putting their lives on the line fighting wars … New idioms dictionary
(put something) on the line — (put sth) on the ˈline idiom (informal) at risk • If we don t make a profit, my job is on the line. Main entry: ↑lineidiom … Useful english dictionary
lay\ on\ the\ line — • lay (smth) on the line • put on the line v. phr. informal 1. To pay or offer to pay. The sponsors had to lay nearly a million dollars on the line to keep the show on tV. The bank is putting $5,000 on the line as a reward to anyone who catches… … Словарь американских идиом
