on the line

Marshall is willing to “run through a wall,” putting her body on the line to bolster defensive stands.

Reports that followed a 2-1 home defeat to Wolves in October 2023 suggested Iraola's job may be on the line just five months after his arrival, but the turnaround has been spectacular.

But Lynch and Frost took that by-the-numbers set-up and wagered that audiences might be beguiled by unease, disturbance and the appearance of confusion as long as there was enough beauty to capture the eye, and clarity to keep us on the line.

But for Mkwayi, who put his own safety on the line to help the miners, the men in the Stilfontein mine were just trying to make a living.

“You put everything on the line to protect what we all hold dear. ... I’ll never forget what you did for all of us.”