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put on the line, v.
more info expose to a chance of loss or damage
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

lay on the line put on the line risk

sample sentences

"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"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
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