lay sth on the line
Definition
› to risk harm to something: I'd be laying my career/life on the line by giving you that information.Taking risksGambling and bookmaking › informal to say very clearly that something is the case: You're just going to have to lay it on the line and tell her that her work's not good enough.Assertions and asserting
(Definition of lay sth on the line from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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lay sth down phrasal verb (WEAPONS)
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lay sth down phrasal verb (WINE)
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lay sth in phrasal verb
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lay sth on phrasal verb (PROVIDE)
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lay sth on phrasal verb (TELL)
- lay sth on the line idiom
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lay sth out phrasal verb (ARRANGE)
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lay sth out phrasal verb (EXPLAIN)
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lay sth out phrasal verb (SPEND MONEY)
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lay sth to rest idiom
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lay sth to waste idiom
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More Results for “lay sth on the line”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- affirm verb
- airing noun (MAKING KNOWN)
- assert verb
- assertion noun
- attestation noun
- aver verb
- claim verb (SAY)
- contend verb (CLAIM)
- designate verb
- designation noun
- emphatic adjective
- maintain verb (EXPRESS)
- plead verb (STATE)
- pled
- pretend verb
- put your foot down idiom
- set yourself up as sth phrasal verb
- shout/proclaim sth from the rooftops idiom
- take it from me idiom
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it idiom
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