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Lay on the line

verb

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  1. 1
    To state strongly, clearly, and accurately. idiomatic, transitive

    "Martin presented the list to the 30-member House Republican Policy Committee, laid the facts on the line in cold political terms."

  2. 2
    expose to a chance of loss or damage wordnet
  3. 3
    To risk. idiomatic, transitive

    "California's Edmund Gerald Brown, 54, laid his political prestige on the line with a sheaf of legislative proposals."

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