on the line

1. see lay on the line.

Example Sentences

She said the officers at ICE and other federal law enforcement agencies "put their lives on the line every day" to do their jobs.

From BBC

“He’s putting everything on the line every play,” Hopkins said.

From Los Angeles Times

It is hard when it is so intense and there is so much on the line all the time, but I always say I play my best football when I am enjoying it and I'm free and in a good place mentally.

From BBC

He says the issue of leaves on the line "has become a trope of British railways" but it actually affects railways across the world.

From BBC

There are four words guaranteed to cause despair and derision among commuters waiting on a railway platform: "leaves on the line".

From BBC

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