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butt is on the line

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somebody's butt is on the line

  (American & Australian very informal!)

if someone's butt is on the line, they are in a situation where they will be blamed if things go wrong It's my butt on the line if we don't make this delivery today, so get moving guys.

See kick butt

See also: butt, line, on