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put one's ass on the line en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To take a big risk.
    • I put my ass on the line to get you here, and all I expect is a little cooperation! 1990, Predator 2:
    • They thought everyone was afraid. Only they would risk their lives. Once people saw that we put our asses on the line, everything changed... 2002, Mitchell Geoffrey Bard, From Tragedy to Triumph: The politics behind the rescue of Ethiopian Jewry:
    • He put his ass on the line for his country and his family during the Second World War, but nobody seems to care about that anymore. 2005, Frederick K. Van Patten, Reluctant Seeker:

Forms

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putting one's ass on the line Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put one's ass on the line Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put one's ass on the line Tense=Past lexicographic
puts one's ass on the line Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic