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Idioms and Phrases

At risk to be won or lost, as in We have a great deal at stake in this transaction . This phrase uses stake in the sense of something that is wagered. Shakespeare used it in Troilus and Cressida (3:3): “I see my reputation is at stake.” [Late 1500s]
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They all realize what’s at stake and that having a healthy Kawhi Leonard gives the Clippers their best chance to win now when it matters so much in the jumbled Western Conference.

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He noted that the calculations are based on the EPA’s own data for each of the rules at stake.

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They might even give Liverpool another big scare here but, with what is at stake, I still think the leaders will be fully focused and get the job done again, like they did against Everton.

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“They definitely need to make urgent changes, because people’s lives are at stake here,” she said.

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“Whatever power the U.S. Constitution envisions for the Executive in its exchanges with other nations or with enemy organizations..., it most assuredly envisions a role for all three branches when individual liberties are at stake.”

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