I feel pretty strongly about the matter, but I'm not going to lay my career on the line for it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(put something) on the line — (put sth) on the ˈline idiom (informal) at risk • If we don t make a profit, my job is on the line. Main entry: ↑lineidiom … Useful english dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
lay (something) on the line — lay/put (something) on the line be on the line if something is on the line, it is in a situation in which it could be lost or harmed. I feel pretty strongly about the matter, but I m not going to lay my career on the line for it … New idioms dictionary
put neck on the line — put (your) neck on the line to do something that you know might fail and spoil other people s opinion of you or cause you to lose money. There s a lot of money at stake here and none of the directors wants to put his neck on the line. No one… … New idioms dictionary
put life on the line — put (your) life on the line to risk death in order to try to achieve something. Politicians aren t the ones putting their lives on the line fighting wars … New idioms dictionary
put your neck on the line — phrase to do something dangerous or something that you could suffer for I put my neck on the line for you, and you don’t even care! Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: neck … Useful english dictionary
put your neck on the line — put (your) neck on the line to do something that you know might fail and spoil other people s opinion of you or cause you to lose money. There s a lot of money at stake here and none of the directors wants to put his neck on the line. No one… … New idioms dictionary
put your life on the line — put (your) life on the line to risk death in order to try to achieve something. Politicians aren t the ones putting their lives on the line fighting wars … New idioms dictionary
lay it on the line — See: LAY ON THE LINE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
lay it on the line — See: LAY ON THE LINE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
