put on the line
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t just her own capital she put on the line behind LaSalle—she dragged in New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the new House Democratic leader, to stump for LaSalle as well.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2023
And, since our own bodies weren’t put on the line by a draft, the personal stakes were admittedly abstract to those of us who did not enlist to fight.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 20, 2019
Clearly that works as an applause line, but the brains put on the line every week don’t belong to the people applauding.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2017
What have I got to put on the line for my team.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2016
It was her marriage that she couldn’t put on the line.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
