on the line

phrase

1

: at great risk

puts his future on the line by backing that policy

2

: on the border between two categories

Examples of on the line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both teams had College Football Playoff and Southeastern Conference title hopes on the line. — Pj Green november 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

And how about the stones on the kicker to make that extra-point with everything on the line? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

But having two match points to beat her for the first time and to advance to the semifinals of the US Open for the first time—there was a lot on the line that obviously didn’t go my way. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026

But few others had more on the line than Musk, who gambled big and came up holding the midterm’s worst return on investment. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for on the line

• alkaline
• andesine
• anodyne
• anticline
• arginine
• asinine
• benzidine
• borderline
• byzantine
• calamine
• caroline
• centerline