lay it on the line
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“I saw everybody lay it on the line and compete at a very high level,” Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022
“You have to give your best heart. You got to lay it on the line, whether you’re gassed out or you got full energy.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021
Women “need to get permission from each other that it’s all right to lay it on the line every day,” she says.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2016
I’m going to go out there and I’m going to lay it on the line.
From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2015
Best thing would be to lay it on the line and not be a hog.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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