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PUT ON THE LINE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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 "put 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 "put on the line"):
adventure; hazard; jeopardize; stake; venture (put at risk)
bell the cat (take a risk; perform a daring act)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
