"put one's ass on the line" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-put one's ass on the line.ogg [Australia] Forms: puts one's ass on the line [present, singular, third-person], putting one's ass on the line [participle, present], put one's ass on the line [participle, past], put one's ass on the line [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one's ass on the line}} put one's ass on the line (third-person singular simple present puts one's ass on the line, present participle putting one's ass on the line, simple past and past participle put one's ass on the line)
  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To take a big risk. Tags: idiomatic, vulgar
    Sense id: en-put_one's_ass_on_the_line-en-verb-b0j6kLyA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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