put on the line

"Power over the world is what the so-called West has put on the line in its game - but the game is dangerous, bloody and I would say dirty," Putin told the Valdai Discussion Club.

That portion of the funding was less clearly spelled out, though it carried the strong implication that parts of Musk’s own stake in Tesla, the electric carmaker he runs, could be put on the line.

When he went down a break at 4-2 his ability to tolerate pain was put on the line too.

Just look at what the nation’s capital is trying to overcome, no matter how much money President Biden throws in the air and no matter how many digits progressives put on the line.

It was that credibility he put on the line in 2003 when, appearing before the United Nations as secretary of state, he made the case for war against Iraq.