lay it on the line

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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.

See also: lay, line

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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. BE CAREFUL OF YOUR LICENSE-FRAME ADS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) 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. Handbook for Corporate Diversity by LEAR, ROBERT / Chief Executive (U.S.) That said, those willing to lay it on the line might consider a short- to intermediate-term call on CAT at the 75 level. Schaeffer's Street Chatter Highlights the Following Stocks: ... by Business Wire More results

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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.

BE CAREFUL OF YOUR LICENSE-FRAME ADS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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.

Handbook for Corporate Diversity by LEAR, ROBERT / Chief Executive (U.S.)

That said, those willing to lay it on the line might consider a short- to intermediate-term call on CAT at the 75 level.

Schaeffer's Street Chatter Highlights the Following Stocks: ... by Business Wire

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