Verb lay on the line has 1 sense
  1. risk, put on the line, lay on the line - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"
    --1 is one way to try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s VERB-ing
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