Skin_in_the_game_(phrase)
Skin in the game (phrase)
Phrase used by investors
To have "skin in the game" is to have incurred risk (monetary or otherwise) by being involved in achieving a goal.
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In the phrase, "skin" refers to an investment (literal or figurative), and "game" is the metaphor for actions on the field of play under discussion.[1] The aphorism is particularly common in business, finance, and gambling, and is also used in politics.[1]