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lay on the line
| lay out
| lay over
| lay reader
| lay shaft
| lay the foundation
lay on the line
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb lay on the line has 1 sense
- lay on the line(v = verb.social) put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong" is one way to assay, attempt, essay, seek, try
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
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