put one's ass on the line
put one's ass on the line · puts one's ass on the line · put one's ass on the line · putting one's ass on the line
To take a big riskTo take a big risk.
» I've put my career on the line for you.
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic, vulgar)To take a big risk.
Examples
8 sentencesI've put my career on the line for you.
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Are you actually prepared to put your life on the line for the party?
deBist du eigentlich fertig, dein Leben für die Partei einzusetzen? — frpzzd
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Markku put his life on the line to rescue Liisa.
deMarkku setzte sein Leben aufs Spiel um Liisa zu retten. — freddy1
Forms
puts one's ass on the line, putting one's ass on the line, put one's ass on the line, put one's ass on the line| Base form | put one's ass on the line · to put one's ass on the line |
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| 3rd person singular | puts one's ass on the line |
| Present participle | putting one's ass on the line |
| Past simple | put one's ass on the line |
| Past participle | put one's ass on the line |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | put one's ass on the line |
| he, she, it | puts one's ass on the line |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | put one's ass on the line |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have put one's ass on the line |
| he, she, it | has put one's ass on the line |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will put one's ass on the line |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle