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.

• have all your marbles
• have a lot going for
• have a lot going for you
• have a lot irons in the fire
• have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to bow
• have [a lot of/a few/several etc.] strings to your bow
• have a lot of strings to bow
• have a lot of strings to your bow
• have a lot of time for
• have a lot of time for someone
• have a lot of time for something
• have a lot on plate
• have a lot on your plate
• have a lot to answer for
• have a memory like an elephant
• have a memory like a sieve
• have a mind like a sieve
• have a mind like a steel trap
• have a mind of its own
• have a minute to call own
• have a minute to call your own
• have a monopoly on
• have a monopoly on something
• have an ace up sleeve
• have an ace up your sleeve