The manager laid it on the line—some people would have to lose their jobs.

经理坦率地说—有些人将要失去工作。

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The doctor laid it on the line to him about his chances for a complete recovery.

医生老实告诉他他能完全痊愈的机会有多少。

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His father laid it on the line to him about the best course of action to pursue.

他父亲坦白告诉他该采取何种最佳行动。

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In places, the ground was so boggy the line had to be laid on a floating raft of logs, where it is still ironed flat by passing trains.

BBC: Full steam ahead

The Optimus G Pro, part of the company's performance line, was a surprise when we first laid eyes and hands on it: it's a 5.5-inch embodiment of lessons learned, not just from LG's past endeavors, but also from Samsung's.

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