Usually means: Risk something important or valuable.
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  1. lay on the line: Collins English Dictionary
  2. lay on the line: Vocabulary.com
  3. lay on the line: Wiktionary
  4. lay on the line: Dictionary.com
  5. lay on the line: Rhymezone
  6. lay on the line: FreeDictionary.org
  7. lay on the line: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. lay on the line: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lay on the line: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (lay on the line)

verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To state strongly, clearly, and accurately.
verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To risk.

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