put it on the line



put it on the line

to risk failure Athletes put it on the line every day - in sports, you don't get to do something over.
Usage notes: often used in the form put something on the line: The lawyer put his reputation on the line when he agreed to defend this man.
See also: line, on, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PÅL-Swedish, Norwegian
RasmusRAHS-moosDanish, Swedish, Norwegian
Yudel-Yiddish
Conchita[kɔ:n'tʃi:ta:]
BernÁT-Hungarian
Evangeliya-Bulgarian