STICK ONE'S NECK OUT

Meaning of STICK ONE'S NECK OUT in English

informal

risk incurring criticism or anger by acting or speaking boldly.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — phrasal to make oneself vulnerable by taking a risk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — phrasal : to lay oneself open (as to attack, criticism, complaint, detection, punishment, reprisal) : run the risk of bringing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — : to make oneself vulnerable by taking a risk
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — to make oneself vulnerable by taking a risk
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — = stick one's chin out
Slang English vocab
STICK ONE`S NECK OUT — take risks, support someone He never sticks his neck out for anyone at work and therefore has few friends.
English Idioms vocab
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — ставить себя под удар
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — ставить себя под удар
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — expr infml He doesn't like to stick his neck out — Он не любит высовываться Why should I stick my neck out …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — expr infml He doesn't like to stick his neck out — Он не любит высовываться Why should I stick my …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — neck out, stick one's expr infml He doesn't like to stick his neck out Он не любит высовываться Why should …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — He doesn't like to stick his neck out — Он не любит высовываться Why should I stick my neck out …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — подставлять свою шею; принимать риск на себя
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
STICK ONE'S NECK OUT — подставлять свою шею; принимать риск на себя; ставить себя под удар
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NECK — — necker , n. — neckless , adj. — necklike , adj. /nek/ , n. 1. the part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICK — I. ˈstik noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICK — vt a thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab. 2. stick ·vi to cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation. 3. stick …
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
NECK — vt & ·vi to kiss and caress amorously. 2. neck ·noun the point where the base of the stem of …
Webster English vocab
STICK — [stick] n [ME stik, fr. OE sticca; akin to ON stik stick, OE stician to stick] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
STICK — / stɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stuck , stuck / stʌk; NAmE /) PUSH STH IN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — / nek; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the body between the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICK — I. stick 1 S1 W3 /stɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stuck /stʌk/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NECK — I. neck 1 S2 W2 /nek/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hnecca ] 1 . PART …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STICK — v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust (a thing or its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICK — v. (past and past part. stuck) 1 tr. (foll. by in, into, through) insert or thrust (a thing or its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NECK — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICK — 1. n.1 a a short slender branch or length of wood broken or cut from a tree. b this trimmed …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — ( necks, necking, necked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your neck …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Slang English vocab
STICK — INDEX: 1. to join one thing to another, especially using glue 2. when one thing sticks to another 3. something …
Longman Activator English vocab
NECK — See ↑ KISS 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a pain in the neck • ↑ be breathing down sb's neck …
Longman Activator English vocab
STICK — v. 1 pierce, thrust, stab, transfix, pin, spike, impale, spear, spit, run through, poke, gore, jab, prick, puncture, punch, penetrate, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Словарь английских идиом
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

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