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Antonyms for lay it on the line
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : lahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : laɪn |
- abnormal
- ambiguous
- artful
- biased
- blocked
- certain
- closed
- cloudy
- conceal
- corrupt
- counterfeit
- dark
- deceitful
- deceptive
- decided
- definite
- devious
- different
- dishonest
- dissociate
- evasive
- false
- fastened
- fraudulent
- hide
- inaccessible
- indirect
- insincere
- irresponsible
- keep
- locked
- lying
- meek
- misleading
- misrepresent
- obstructed
- partial
- prejudiced
- secretive
- shifty
- shut
- shy
- subjective
- suppress
- sure
- tactful
- timid
- treacherous
- tricky
- unavailable
- unclear
- uncommon
- unfair
- unjust
- unreal
- unreasonable
- unreliable
- unsuitable
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- vague
- withhold
Definition of lay it on the line
Origin :- late 14c., "to tie with a cord," from line (n.). Meaning "to mark or mark off with lines" is from mid-15c. Sense of "to arrange in a line" is from 1640s; that of "to join a line" is by 1773. To line up "form a line" is attested by 1889, in U.S. football.
- As in open : adj honest, objective
- As in openhearted : adj frank
- As in plainspoken : adj frank
- As in straight-from-the-shoulder : adj frank
- As in straight-out : adj frank
- As in straight-shooting : adj frank
- As in frank : adj completely honest
- As in honest : adj truthful, candid
- As in relate : verb give an account of
Synonyms for lay it on the line
- above-board
- aboveboard
- apparent
- artless
- authentic
- bare-faced
- blunt
- bold
- bona fide
- brazen
- break a story
- call a spade a spade
- candid
- chronicle
- clue one in
- conscientious
- decent
- depict
- describe
- detail
- direct
- disclose
- disinterested
- divulge
- downright
- easy
- equitable
- ethical
- express
- fair
- fair and square
- familiar
- flat-out
- forthright
- frank
- free
- from the hip
- genuine
- get off one's chest
- give the word
- guileless
- heart-to-heart
- high-minded
- honest
- honorable
- impart
- impartial
- ingenuous
- innocent
- itemize
- just
- law-abiding
- lay it on the line
- let one's hair down
- like it is
- man-to-man
- matter-of-fact
- mellow
- naive
- narrate
- natural
- no lie
- objective
- on the level
- on the up and up
- open
- open-and-shut
- openhearted
- outright
- outspoken
- particularize
- picture
- plain
- plain-spoken
- plainspoken
- present
- proper
- real
- receptive
- recite
- recount
- rehearse
- reliable
- report
- reputable
- retell
- reveal
- run down
- run through
- saying what one thinks
- scrupulous
- set forth
- shoot the breeze
- sincere
- sling
- spill
- spill the beans
- spin a yarn
- state
- straight
- straight-out
- straightforward
- talking turkey
- tell
- track
- transparent
- true
- true blue
- trustworthy
- trusty
- truthful
- unbiased
- uncommitted
- unconcealed
- undisguised
- undissembled
- unfeigned
- uninhibited
- unprejudiced
- unreserved
- unrestricted
- up front
- up-front
- upfront
- upright
- veracious
- verbalize
- virtuous
- what you see is what you get
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