2009년 8월 31일 월요일

lay(put) something on the line

  • I feel pretty strongly about the matter, but I'm not going to lay my career on the line for it.
  • She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong.

be on the line : if something is on the line, it is in a situation in which it could be lost or harmed.
lay(put) something on the line : expose to a chance of loss or damage.

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