词组 | not your line of country |
释义 | (redirected from not your line of country)lay (something) on the line1. To put something at risk in the pursuit of something else. We're putting hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line with this property development, so you had better get it done on time! Our soldiers put their lives on the line every day to defend your freedom, so the least you can do is show them a bit of respect. 2. To speak bluntly and directly. (Phrased exclusively as "lay it on the line.") If you lay it on the line, maybe then they'll be able to understand how serious this situation is. Our soldiers put their lives on the line every day to defend your freedom, so the least you can do is show them a bit of respect. lay it on the lineTo speak bluntly and directly. If you lay it on the line, maybe then they'll be able to understand how serious this situation is. lay it on the lineand put it on the lineFig. 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 lineornot your line of countryBRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf something is not your line of country, it is not a subject that you know much about, or one in which you are very interested. I am rather ignorant on this matter — it is not quite my line of country. lay (or put) it on the linespeak frankly.lay it on the ˈline(informal) tell somebody something in an honest, direct and forceful way: She laid it on the line, telling us that we would fail the exam unless we worked harder.lay it on the line tv. to speak very frankly and directly. I’m going to have to lay it on the line with you, I guess. lay it on the line, toTo speak frankly. This Americanism of the early twentieth century originally meant to hand over money (from about the 1920s). However, by mid-century it meant to speak plainly or categorically, and in the 1960s acquired still another sense, to lay something on the line, meaning to put that thing at risk (as in, “The Marines laid their lives on the line”). |
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