to be very clear or direct about something
何かについて非常に明確または直接的であること (nanika ni tsuite hijou ni meikaku matawa chokusetsuteki de aru koto)
"I'll lay it on the line—if we don't improve, we'll lose investors."
"私はlay it on the lineと言います—もし私たちが改善しなければ、投資家を失うことになります。" (Watashi wa **lay it on the line** to iimasu—moshi watashitachi ga kaizen shinakereba, toushika wo ushinau koto ni narimasu.)
a person or situation that can be developed freely
to organize by separating what is needed from what is not
information spreads quickly
to pass a difficult stage and begin to improve
to show the necessary ability when faced with a challenge
a test of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavio...