put/stick/raise your head above the parapet

put/stick/raise your head above the parapet
put/stick/raise your head above the parapet — see ↑parapet
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Main Entry: ↑head
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put/stick/raise your head above the parapet
Brit informal : to do or say something you think is important even though it may have bad results

I'll put my head above the parapet to defend him.

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Main Entry: ↑parapet

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • par·a·pet — /ˈperəpət/ noun, pl pets [count] : a low wall at the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge The invaders fired arrows over the castle s parapet. put/stick/raise your head above the parapet Brit informal : to do or say something you think is… …   Useful english dictionary

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