lay on the line
Example Sentences
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"Catch-22 has made me feel differently about what I lay on the line and what I do with my money too," Nichols says.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Catch-22 has made me feel differently about what I lay on the line and what I do with my money too," Nichols says.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most unhappily for itself Byzantium lay on the line of division between the eastern provinces, where Pescennius Niger had been proclaimed, and the Illyrian provinces, where Severus had assumed the imperial style.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
The policy of the Corning Foundation is to demand something very definite in return for the money they lay on the line.
From Cubs of the Wolf by Jones, Raymond F.
Stafford county would be full of Nicholson's militia, and Lawrence's strong hand lay on the line of the Borders.
From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John
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