lay it out
Example Sentences
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“He talks at the right time and builds personal relationships and everyone is willing to lay it out on the line for him,” Champlin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
"They'd take me into the back room, I'd lay it out on the floor and we would discuss a price."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2024
But also, when I watched it on Broadway, it changed my life, watching professionals, watching people lay it out on the line, give everything they had into the role.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2024
When you lay it out in a list, it’s clear.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2023
Samuel said, “One day we’ll sit and you’ll lay it out on the table, neat like a solitaire deck, but now—why, you can’t find all the cards.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
