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at stake

at stake

 
See:
stake
part of speech: phrase
definition: in a position to be lost if efforts at saving do not occur or are not successful; in jeopardy.
We must take action now because all our jobs are at stake.Everyone did what they could to help, as they knew that children's lives were at stake.
synonyms:
concerned, invested, involved