词汇 | lay-on-the-line |
释义 | lay something on the lineidiom to risk harm to something: 使…受到危害,使…处于危险中 I'd be laying my career/life on the line by giving you that information.给你透露那个消息会毁了我的前途/要了我的命。 informal to say very clearly that something is the case: 把…说清楚,明白无误地说出,明确说明 You're just going to have to lay it on the line and tell her that her work's not good enough.你就得把这件事摆到台面上,明白无误地跟她讲她的工作没做好。 Taking risks adventurer all in be skating on thin iceidiom bet the farm/ranchidiom broke compromise expose gamble have/put your head on the blockidiom hazard high wire high-stakes imperil put your neck on the lineidiom re-expose risk run the risk of doing somethingidiom sail sail close to the windidiom skate You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Assertions & asserting |
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