on the line
• at serious risk.
• "their careers were on the line"
Similar:
at risk,
in danger,
endangered,
imperilled,
• (of a picture in an exhibition) hung with its centre about level with the spectator's eye.
in line
• under control.
• "that threat kept a lot of people in line"
Similar:
under control,
in order,
in check,
obedient,
conforming with the rules,
• in a queue.
• "we stood in line at the counter"
Similar:
in a row,
in a column,
in a file,
in a queue,
