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It's not an idiom. The definition of "at stake" is what is being risked in the situation or venture. A stake is a share or ownership in something.

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What does Putting a stake in the ground mean?

It's a reference to a person or thing that moves slowly. 'You have to drive a steak in the ground to see Tom move.'. It's a reference to staking a claim for property. Putting your stake in the ground means you're stake your claim. The idiom means that you're staking your claim to your idea, argument, position. "This seems like the perfect place for our store" elicits the feedback "put your stake in the ground." Is it or isn't it?


What are the homophones of stake?

The homophones of "stake" are "steak" and "stake."


Does pale mean bucket?

No, pale does not mean bucket. A pale can refer to a wooden stake or a boundary marker, or can mean lacking color or brightness.


What does the idiom shell out mean?

The idiom "shell out" means to pay a sum of money, usually unwillingly or with reluctance. It implies spending money on something, often more than anticipated or desired.


What is a literal idiom?

There is no literal idiom -- an idiom is a phrase that seems to mean one thing but actually means something else. The word "literal" means to take the words exactly as they seem to be.An idiom is a phrase particular to a language that is accepted for its figurative meaning, as in "That amazing shot blew me away." Everyone understands that this person means he was amazed. A literal idiom would be the usually humorous thing that happens when you take the idiom for its word for word, not accepted, meaning. That would mean that somehow the amazing shot actually created the air mass necessary to blow this guy away.