stick your neck out
/ˌstɪk jə ˌnek ˈaʊt/INFORMAL · C1
Meaning
to take a risk by saying or doing something bold
Examples
- 1Nobody else backed the plan, but Jo stuck her neck out and supported it.
- 2I'm going to stick my neck out and say this band will be huge next year.
- 3The manager stuck his neck out for me when others wanted me sacked.
- 4Would you stick your neck out and predict the winner before the judges decide?
- 5Few experts were willing to stick their neck out and say when prices would fall.
Grammar
stick changes form: stuck, sticking. your changes: my, her, their. out comes last.
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All 20 idioms and the topic quiz →twist your armto persuade someone to do something they are unwilling to doby the skin of your teethonly just, by a very small marginbury your head in the sandto refuse to think about an unpleasant problemkeep your head above waterto only just manage in a difficult situationgive someone the cold shoulderto ignore someone on purpose and be unfriendlylet your hair downto relax and enjoy yourself much more freely than usual
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