ass is on the line

somebody's ass is on the line

(American very informal!)

if someone's ass is on the line, they are in a situation where they will be blamed if things go wrong I hope this conference is a success - my ass is on the line here.

See bust ass, chew ass, haul ass, kick ass, kiss ass, cover back, work arse off

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ilanit	-	Hebrew
Vladislav	vlah-dee-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Atticus	-	Literature
SoffÍA	-	Icelandic
Ivanka	-	Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Florina	-	Romanian, Spanish, Dutch, Late Roman