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
Agneza	-	Croatian
Samael	-	Judeo-Christian Legend
Gemma	JEM-mah (Italian), JEM-ə (English), KHE-mah (Dutch)	Italian, Catalan, English (British), Dutch
Natali	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Jayne	JAYN	English
Otto	AW-to (German), AH-to (English), OT-to (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic