on the line

危険にさらされて、失う危険があって

失われたり、大きな被害を受けたりする危険がある。

やさしい英語で： In danger of being lost or seriously harmed.

• My job is on the line.
• They put their savings on the line for the business.
• With lives on the line, every decision mattered.

使い方： put something on the line (She put her career on the line to expose the fraud.)

類義語： at risk, at stake

反対語： safe

よく使う表現： everything on the line, put on the line

電話に出て、電話がつながって

電話がつながっていて、話したり聞いたりできる状態にある。

やさしい英語で： Connected by telephone and able to speak or listen.

• Please stay on the line.
• There is a customer on the line for you.
• Were you still on the line when the call ended?

使い方： have someone on the line (I have your brother on the line.)

類義語： on the phone

よく使う表現： stay on the line, someone on the line

ライン上に

競技場の境界線に触れている状態で、多くの場合は場内とみなされる。

やさしい英語で： Touching a marked boundary on a sports field or court, often counting as inside the playing area.

• The ball landed on the line.
• Her foot was on the line when she served.
• The referee judged the shot on the line and allowed the point.

類義語： in bounds

反対語： out

よく使う表現： ball on the line, land on the line

目の高さに

特に絵の展示で、見る人の目と同じ高さにある。

やさしい英語で： At the height of a viewer’s eyes, especially when a painting is displayed.

• The portrait hangs on the line.
• They placed her painting on the line in the exhibition.
• Pictures on the line were easier to see than those above them.

類義語： at eye level

よく使う表現： hung on the line, displayed on the line