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lay it on the line |
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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! lay it on the line (informal) to tell someone the truth although it will upset them You're just going to have to lay it on the line and tell her her work's not good enough. lay it on the line to be completely honest Dad really laid it on the line and told me I couldn't use the car unless all my grades went up. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``You weren't embarrassed to lay it on the line and sell yourself like dry goods, kid,'' he would tell me later. Drawing from the experience of 31 successful female executives, including notables such as Carly Fiorina, Ellen Hancock, and Andrea Jung, they lay it on the line as to what the aspiring female executive must do if she wants to get into the top executive echelons of Fortune 1000 companies. That said, those willing to lay it on the line might consider a short- to intermediate-term call on CAT at the 75 level. |
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