lay on the line

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verb

expose to a chance of loss or damage
- We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
- Why risk your life?
- She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong
• Syn:
risk, put on the line
• Derivationally related forms:
risk (for: risk)
• Hypernyms:
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
• Hyponyms:
venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize, bell the cat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing