to be very clear or direct about something
быть очень ясным или прямым в отношении чего-то (byt' ochen' yasnym ili pryamym v otnoshenii chego-to)
"I'll lay it on the line—if we don't improve, we'll lose investors."
"Я lay it on the line—если мы не улучшимся, мы потеряем инвесторов." (Ya **lay it on the line**—esli my ne uluchshimsya, my poteryaem investirov.)
a small visible part of a much larger problem
a sudden and unexpected event
Receiving public attention or scrutiny.
to have important or ambitious goals for the future
to delay dealing with something until later
to quickly identify mistakes and use them as learning opport...
