English translation of "ne andrebbe di mezzo" - "[my career] could be on the line here"

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157 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Italian > English
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	ne andrebbe di mezzo
Context:	"Zitto," mi gridò, tu ne sei la causa. Ne andrebbe di mezzo la mia carriera."
Keywords:	The protagonist's friend is trying to explain why he carried out some indiscreet behavior with a married woman who is now trying to extort money and other favors from him.

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157 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

[my career] could be on the line here

My comment:

or even 'this could cost me my career'

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157 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

My career could be implicated/involved in here

My comment:

Or else: I could have a hand at this / I could be entangled in here.

I believe, the Italian idiom is somewhat weaker than the suggested possibilities in English. It is not the end of the world, it is just a situation to be solved.

My references:

Andarci di mezzo: essere coinvolto

http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_sinonimi_contrari/A/andare_1.shtml

157 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

it would compromise my career

My comment:

alternatively

157 months ago

Josephine Cassar wrote:

it would compromise my career

My comment:

alternatively