to risk failure.

Athletes put it on the line every day — in sports, you don't get to do something over.

Usage notes: often used in the form put something on the line: The lawyer put his reputation on the line when he agreed to defend this man.

• no sooner do something than do something else
• No sooner said than done.
• no sooner than
• no sooner than do something else
• no sooner than something
• no stranger to
• no stranger to something
• no strings
• no strings attached
• No such luck!
• no such luck
• No sweat!
• no sweat
• nosy parker
• not a bit
• not about to
• not a chance
• not a dry eye
• not a dry eye in the house
• not a ghost of a chance
• not a hair out of place
• not all it is cracked up to be
• not all there
• not a pretty sight
• not a red cent