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                           see LAY ON THE LINE.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           Phrase(s): lay it on the line [and] put it on the line  Fig. to make something very clear; to be very definite about something.  •  I am going to lay it on the line and you had better listen to me. If you eat any of these mushrooms, you will die.  •  I’ve said it before, but this time I’m going to put it on the line. Don’t eat the mushrooms!
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs