LAY ON THE LINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Expose to a chance of loss or damage

Example:

She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong

Synonyms:

lay on the line; put on the line; risk

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "lay on the line" is one way to...):

assay; attempt; essay; seek; try (make an effort or attempt)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lay on the line"):

bell the cat (take a risk; perform a daring act)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing