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on the line

In a contest or enterprise.
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"I have a stalker, my life is on the line!" - Gabrielle, from Desperate Housewives Season 3 episode 13.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'on the line':

on the lineOn a level with the eye of the spectator; said of a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures.
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