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
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
Geographically, they lay on the line of the natural routes between the Atlantic on the one side, and the Ohio and the Great Lakes on the other.
From Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 by Turner, Frederick Jackson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
