stick your neck out
/ˌstɪk jə ˌnek ˈaʊt/INFORMAL · C1
日本語では近い表現
危ない橋を渡る
直訳: «首を突き出す»
意味
to take a risk by saying or doing something bold
大胆な言動で危険を冒す.
例文
- 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.
文法
stick は変化する:stuck、sticking。your は変える:my、her、their。out は最後に置く。
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