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

About an hour before the San Diego Padres faced the Milwaukee Brewers with their season on the line, All-Star closer Mason Miller went on the paternity list to attend the birth of his child. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Harper, from the Center for Democracy and Technology, said there also could be a privacy risk for voters who might not know how an AI agent on the line with them is capturing or repurposing their data. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

This would be a good time to mention that making clutch threes is difficult, and players’ shooting percentages traditionally dip with the game on the line, though the drop has been pronounced with Portis and Thompson during the past several years. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

The new Type 01—revealed today in New York—will be judged by the same standards, with the arguments already begun and the marque, again, putting its future on the line. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the line

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