Question

to lay it on the line - I'm going to lay it on the line to you. One more mistake and you're off the team!  - The doctor laid it on the line that if I didn't stop smoking I'd be dead in 6 months.  - If I become terminally ill, I hope my doctor will lay it on the line, and give me his best estimate of how much time I have left.  - While other commentators may hedge, the 70-year-old Rukeyser lays it on the line bluntly, often with impish wit.

Accepted Answer

to say something clearly and forcefully

Idiom	to lay it on the line
Definition	to say something clearly and forcefully
Examples	- I'm going to lay it on the line to you. One more mistake and you're off the team! - The doctor laid it on the line that if I didn't stop smoking I'd be dead in 6 months. - If I become terminally ill, I hope my doctor will lay it on the line, and give me his best estimate of how much time I have left. - While other commentators may hedge, the 70-year-old Rukeyser lays it on the line bluntly, often with impish wit.

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