▲ Chef(2004)

Riva: Hey, Carl! Are you, uh… are you planning on altering the menu?
Carl: Yeah, I can’t do this right now. Please, just…
Riva: You know a lot is on the line* today.
Carl: I know.

From Chef (2014)

*On the line: It means “Something is in danger”. You can use this expression like “If the recent increase in prices keeps going, my business will be on the line.”

*“Chef” is a comedy-drama film, directed by Jon Favreau, about a cook and “chef de cuisine”. Carl wants to cook a new menu for critics. However, Riva does not allow him to cook the new one. Carl, depressed and fired from the restaurant, starts up his life again with his son, Percy. Carl wants his son to understand his heart for cooking and Percy helps him with SNS.
 

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