Having &#x27;skin in the game&#x27; means having a stake in the outcome, e.g. &quot;Paul should invest in the company, if he&#x27;s going to sit on the board he should have some skin in the game&quot;
It&#x27;s a really, really common phrase on trading floors and among business investor types, at least in London.<p>But your point stands, it&#x27;s not a phrase that I feel belongs in well written prose.