put_on_the_line (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *put on the line*:
VERB	social	put on the line, risk, lay on the line	expose to a chance of loss or damage

English > *put on the line*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	expose to a chance of loss or damage.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Synonyms	risk, lay on the line
Narrower	bell the cat	Take a risk
Narrower	venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize	put at risk
Broader	try, seek, attempt, essay, assay	make an effort or attempt
Spanish	arriesgar
Catalan	arriscar

HyperDic: put_on_the_line