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lay it on the line
adjective as in frank
Weak matches
- aboveboard
- apparent
- artless
- bare-faced
- call a spade a spade
- candid
- down and dirty
- downright
- easy
- flat-out
- forthright
- from the hip
- guileless
- ingenuous
- like it is
- matter-of-fact
- naive
- outright
- outspoken
- plain-spoken
- saying what one thinks
- scrupulous
- sincere
- straightforward
- transparent
- truthful
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- uninhibited
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- up front
adjective as in honest
Strongest matches
adjective as in open
adjective as in openhearted
adjective as in plainspoken
Weak matches
- aboveboard
- apparent
- artless
- bare-faced
- bold
- brazen
- call a spade a spade
- direct
- downright
- easy
- familiar
- flat-out
- free
- from the hip
- heart-to-heart
- ingenuous
- like it is
- man-to-man
- natural
- open
- outright
- plain
- plain-spoken
- real
- saying what one thinks
- scrupulous
- sincere
- straight
- straight-out
- transparent
- truthful
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- uninhibited
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- up front
- upright
adjective as in straight-from-the-shoulder
Weak matches
- aboveboard
- apparent
- artless
- bare-faced
- blunt
- bold
- brazen
- call a spade a spade
- candid
- direct
- downright
- easy
- familiar
- flat-out
- forthright
- free
- from the hip
- guileless
- heart-to-heart
- honest
- ingenuous
- like it is
- man-to-man
- matter-of-fact
- naive
- natural
- open
- outright
- outspoken
- plain
- plain-spoken
- plainspoken
- real
- saying what one thinks
- scrupulous
- sincere
- straight
- straight-out
- straightforward
- transparent
- truthful
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- uninhibited
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- up front
- upright
adjective as in straight-out
Weak matches
- aboveboard
- apparent
- artless
- bare-faced
- blunt
- bold
- brazen
- call a spade a spade
- candid
- direct
- downright
- easy
- familiar
- flat-out
- forthright
- free
- from the hip
- guileless
- heart-to-heart
- honest
- ingenuous
- like it is
- man-to-man
- matter-of-fact
- naive
- natural
- open
- outright
- outspoken
- plain
- plain-spoken
- plainspoken
- real
- saying what one thinks
- scrupulous
- sincere
- straight
- straightforward
- transparent
- truthful
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- uninhibited
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- up front
- upright
adjective as in straight-shooting
Weak matches
- aboveboard
- apparent
- artless
- bare-faced
- blunt
- bold
- brazen
- call a spade a spade
- candid
- direct
- downright
- easy
- familiar
- flat-out
- forthright
- free
- from the hip
- guileless
- heart-to-heart
- honest
- ingenuous
- like it is
- man-to-man
- matter-of-fact
- naive
- natural
- open
- outright
- outspoken
- plain
- plain-spoken
- plainspoken
- real
- saying what one thinks
- scrupulous
- sincere
- straight
- straight-out
- straightforward
- transparent
- truthful
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- uninhibited
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- up front
- upright
verb as in relate
Strong matches
Example Sentences
“The whole team was ready to lay it on the line today,” coach Lincoln Riley said.
“But if you’re upset, come into my office and lay it on the line. Once they’ve said your piece, I ask, ‘Is it out?
“You lay it on the line and see where the chips fall. … You want no regrets.”
As long as I lay it on the line and exceed my own personal expectations, I’m OK.”
“It’s made me really antsy to play, watching my teammates every week go out there and lay it on the line,” Hobbs said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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