Local English word record

put on the line

verb · 1 sense

expose to a chance of loss or damage

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Examples

  • 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

Word relationships

Synonyms

risk, lay on the line

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Princeton WordNet 3.0