what does lay on the line mean?
LAY ON THE LINE as VERB
- Meaning
- expose to a chance of loss or damage
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- We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
- Why risk your life?
Hypernyms(s) lay on the line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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