on the line
English
Pronunciation
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Prepositional phrase
- On a level with the eye of the observer, as of a picture hung in on a wall.
- (idiomatic) At risk, as in a contest or enterprise.
- The survival of the company is on the line with this project.
- I have a stalker. My life is on the line! - Gabrielle, from Desperate Housewives season 3 episode 13
- 2019 January 26, Kitty Empire, “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The 40-year-old is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan’s double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.
- Currently calling on the telephone.
- I have John on the line for you.
- (sports) On one of the lines marked on a playing field or court and, hence, in bounds.
- The ball was on the line but the umpire ruled it out.
Synonyms
- (at risk): at stake, on the rocks
Translations
at risk
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on the telephone
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sports:on a line marked on field or court
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