PUT ON THE LINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does put on the line mean?
• PUT ON THE LINE (verb)
The verb PUT ON THE LINE has 1 sense:
1. expose to a chance of loss or damage
Familiarity information: PUT ON THE LINE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PUT ON THE LINE (verb)
Meaning:
Expose to a chance of loss or damage
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
lay on the line; put on the line; risk
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "put on the line" is one way to...):
assay; attempt; essay; seek; try (make an effort or attempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "put on the line"):
adventure; hazard; jeopardize; stake; venture (put at risk)
bell the cat (take a risk; perform a daring act)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
