Synonyms for on the line
on the line

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1. on the lineadverb

   At risk, as in a contest or enterprise.

   The ball was on the line but the umpire ruled it out.

   Synonyms:
   at stake

Suggested Resources

1. on the line

   Read the full text of the On The Line poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Nancy Adler:

   Investments in better quality public housing may help kids be healthier and also may be good for the economic bottom line.

2. The Italian photographer Majoli:

   It's like a cancer I would say. It spread, you don't know where to hide, you don't know what will happen at any time. While you are in Afghanistan, you know that the more you cross the front line, the more you get in danger.

3. Nicholas Colas:

   Bottom line : yes, options markets are twitchily expecting the next big crack in Nicholas Colas stocks, but they have been doing that since 2014, and the SP has almost doubled during that time.

4. Michael Signer:

   Despite his prior glitzy image, Trump started becoming a demagogue when he started trying to lead a 'silent majority' of furious, mostly white, lower- and middle-class voters, and he really crossed the line when he started doubling down on deceits like the lie about 'thousands' of people celebrating 9/11 in Jersey City, countenancing violence, demonizing large swaths of people, and now, casting aside the freedom of religion for Muslims.

5. Brian Murphy:

   Any time you have a pause in a transaction, it increases the risk that it won't get across the finish line.