Synonyms for on the line
on the line

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1. on the lineadverb

   At risk, as in a contest or enterprise.

   The ball was on the line but the umpire ruled it out.

   Synonyms:
   at stake

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1. on the line

   Read the full text of the On The Line poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Lino Saputo Jr.:

   Somewhere along the line, there's going to be less milk produced in Canada, so it's going to be a hit to dairy farmers.

2. Rory McIlroy:

   These greens are so pure if you get it on line and get it rolling properly, i've holed a lot of putts this week.

3. Cheryl Harris:

   For anybody who’s ever taught in a classroom, the idea is to get the conversation flowing, and you can’t do that if you’re preoccupied with which side of the line are you going to be on, that is a chilling effect, and that is every bit as offensive to the First Amendment as a direct ban.

4. Noah Bookbinder:

   There are many times in recent years that it seemed the president crossed a line and yet things quickly went back to normal, i suspect that won't be the case here.

5. Hendrik Meijer:

   For three hours after the Capitol was attacked, when Hendrik Meijer, the House GOP chamber and several hundred of my colleagues were having to flee from a mob, when the vice president, his wife, his daughter were running from crowds screaming' hang Mike Pence,' when the next two individuals in the presidential line of succession were unsecured and had to be taken to secure locations, for three hours the President did nothing, i think that was a shameful dereliction of duty.