stick your neck out — stick (your) neck out to give an opinion which other people may not like or which other people are frightened to give. I m going to stick my neck out and predict a Republican victory. He s never been afraid of sticking his neck out … New idioms dictionary
stick your neck out — If you stick you neck out, you take a risk because you believe in something … The small dictionary of idiomes
stick your neck out — If you stick you neck out, you take a risk because you believe in something. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stick my neck out — risk my safety to help, put my neck on the line Why should I stick my neck out when you disobey your father? … English idioms
stick neck out — stick (your) neck out to give an opinion which other people may not like or which other people are frightened to give. I m going to stick my neck out and predict a Republican victory. He s never been afraid of sticking his neck out … New idioms dictionary
stick — stick1 W3S3 [stık] v past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attach)¦ 2¦(push in)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(move part of body)¦ 5¦(difficult to move)¦ 6 stick in somebody s mind 7 make something stick 8¦(name)¦ 9 somebody c … Dictionary of contemporary English
neck — neck1 W2S2 [nek] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of the body)¦ 2¦(clothing)¦ 3¦(narrow part)¦ 4 be up to your neck in something 5 neck and neck (with somebody) 6 in this/somebody s neck of the woods 7 get it in the neck 8 by a neck 9 … Dictionary of contemporary English
stick — stick1 [ stık ] (past tense and past participle stuck [ stʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something to something ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 push something long into something ▸ 4 become difficult to move ▸ 5 when name is accepted ▸ 6 in card… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
neck — [[t]ne̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ necks, necking, necked 1) N COUNT: usu poss N Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body. She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly... He was short and stocky, and had a thick … English dictionary
stick — 1 /stIk/ verb past tense and past participle stuck 1 PUSH (transitive always + adv/prep, intransitive always + adv/prep) if a pointed object sticks into something or you stick it into something, it is pushed into it: stick sth in/into/through etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
