on the line

At the time, Sir Keir said that "in every town and city in this country. People who were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, who put their lives on the line to protect us all, but who will not have a safe place to sleep tonight".

“The stakes are high. Americans are making serious life decisions — such as whether to leave a job or forgo an opportunity — and their livelihoods are on the line,” the commissioners stated.

There’s just too much on the line to allow Trump to take office again.

“For those of us who have daughters and young kids, there’s a lot on the line,” she said.

It isn't just the abstract notion of democracy that is on the line this election.