skin in the game | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Astake; something at risk,especiallywith regard tomoneyandinvestments.Synonym:dog in the fight1988April 4, Alan Alper, “Inertia often stifles new technology”, inComputerworld‎[2], volume xxii, number14, page67:Companies must obtain accountability across all business functions if they are to harvest the fruits of technology. "Let everyone haveskin in the game", Rogow said.1991August 26, Edmund Faltermayer, “The Deal Decade: Verdict on the 80's”, inFortune‎[3], pages58–70:Says Bergsma: "We were flooded with financial types who didn't have their ownskin in the game"1992June 18, Associated Press, “Perot's campaign is wary of fund-raising operations”, inThe Sun‎[4], San Bernardino, CA, page22:[Ross] Perot has told people they can send $5 if they want to have "someskin in the game" but he does not actively solicit contributions and says he will finance his own campaign.2009December 18, Megan McArdle, “How Big a Problem is Moral Hazard?”, inThe Atlantic‎[5]:Supposedly, ordinary depositors don't bother to check the soundness of their banks because they don't actually haveskin in the game.2022May 18, Adrian Chiles, “The closer your team gets to glory, the less likely you are to get a ticket. That can’t be right”, inThe Guardian‎[6]:At Wednesday’s Europa League final, more than half the tickets have gone to corporate guests and others with noskin in the game.

Examples:

EN: We've got skin in the game.
ES: Nos hemos dejado la piel en el juego.
EN: [Cindy Sheehan] They don't have any skin in the game, so it's easy for them to say, you know, let's keep our kids over there, let's complete the mission even though we don't even know what the mission is.
ES: [Cindy Sheehan] No arriesgan nada propio, por eso es fácil que digan, tu sabes, mantengamos nuestros chicos allá, completemos la misión aunque no sepamos siquiera cual es.
EN: If we all did rhoades together, then laroche would've hadhis own skin in the game, and we wouldn't be havingthis conversation right now.
ES: Si todos hubiéramos hecho lo de Rhoades Laroche tendría en juego su pellejo y no estaríamos teniendo esta conversación ahora.
EN: What do you say we put some skin in the game?
ES: ¿Qué decir ponemos algunos de piel en el juego?
EN: I felt like I was getting checked out by someone who had skin in the game.
ES: Me sentí como si me estuviera analizando alguien que es parte del juego.
EN: Along with all the facts in the original prosecution, the court has requested general testimony on profiling from someone other than me, someone who can explain how it works and who has no skin in the game.
ES: Junto con todas las pruebas que presentó la fiscalía, el tribunal ha pedido un testimonio general sobre el perfil de otra persona que no sea yo, alguien que pueda explicar cómo funciona y que fuera ajeno a aquel proceso.
EN: I mean, you're gonna have to put some more skin in the game, boss.
ES: - ...va a tener que invertir mucho, jefe.
EN: You have skin in the game?
ES: ¿Estaba metido en eso?
EN: Our clients trust us because we put our own skin in the game.
ES: Nuestros clientes confían en nosotros, porque hemos puesto nuestra propia piel en juego.
EN: I mean, what's his skin in the game?
ES: Es decir, ¿cuál es su parte en el juego?
EN: What happened to not having skin in the game?
ES: ¿Qué pasó con no tener vela en el entierro?
EN: Ooh, you sound like a man who has skin in the game.
ES: Suenas como un hombre que arriesga el pellejo.
EN: Yo, Donna, let me get a little skin in the game, maybe split that commission?
ES: Donna, déjame entrar en el juego, tal vez, ¿dividir comisión?
EN: And this time you got to get a little more skin in the game.
ES: Y esta vez tienes que conseguir sacar un poco más de piel en el juego.
EN: Yeah, I got some skin in the game, but I'm gonna see this one through.
ES: Sí, tengo algo de piel en el juego. pero voy a lograrlo.

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