bell the cat vs lay on the line

bell the cat and lay on the line both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bell the cat	No	No	Yes	No
lay on the line	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lay on the line is a hypernym of bell the cat; that is, lay on the line is a word with a broader meaning than bell the cat:

Other hypernyms of bell the cat include put on the line, risk.

bell the cat (verb)	lay on the line (verb)
take a risk; perform a daring act	expose to a chance of loss or damage