English
Verb
put one's ass on the line
- (idiomatic) To take a big risk.
- 1990, Predator 2:
- I put my ass on the line to get you here, and all I expect is a little cooperation!
- 2002, Mitchell Geoffrey Bard, From Tragedy to Triumph: The politics behind the rescue of Ethiopian Jewry:
- They thought everyone was afraid. Only they would risk their lives. Once people saw that we put our asses on the line, everything changed...
- 2005, Frederick K. Van Patten, Reluctant Seeker‎:
- He put his ass on the line for his country and his family during the Second World War, but nobody seems to care about that anymore.