Lay On The Line (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- If he speaks out against them now, he's going to lay his business reputation on the line.
- By quitting college to pursue a music career, she lay her educational future on the line.
- He knows that if he invests his life savings in this company, he's laying everything on the line.
- When you attempt to drive at such high speeds, you're laying not only your own life on the line but also the lives of all other road users.
- She wasn't prepared to lay her career on the line for the sake of her argument with her superior.