risk your neck

risk your neck
risk (your) neck to do something dangerous.

We risked our necks to rescue you and all you can say is “Gee whiz”?


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • risk your neck — risk your life/​neck phrase to do something very dangerous, especially something that could injure or kill you The officer risked his life to save the drowning man. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: risk * * * risk your neck : to do… …   Useful english dictionary

  • risk your life — risk your life/​neck phrase to do something very dangerous, especially something that could injure or kill you The officer risked his life to save the drowning man. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry: risk …   Useful english dictionary

  • stick your neck out — to do or say something you think is important even though it may have bad results He s not afraid to stick his neck out to help people he thinks are being mistreated. I respect my boss because she will stick her neck out against unfair policies …   Useful english 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

  • risk life and limb — risk/sacrifice/life and limb phrase to be put, or to put yourself, in physical danger He has risked life and limb to bring us these news reports. Thesaurus: to take riskssynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • risk neck — risk (your) neck to do something dangerous. We risked our necks to rescue you and all you can say is “Gee whiz”? …   New idioms dictionary

  • neck — 1 /nek/ noun 1 PART OF THE BODY (C) the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders: She wore a string of pearls around her neck. 2 CLOTHING (C) the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck: the neck of the shirt | The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • risk — 1 /rIsk/ noun 1 POSSIBILITY OF BAD RESULT (C, U) the possibility that something bad, unpleasant, or dangerous may happen: If you re considering starting a business, think carefully about the risks involved. (+ of): the risk of serious injury |… …   Longman 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

  • risk — [[t]rɪ̱sk[/t]] ♦♦ risks, risking, risked 1) N VAR: oft N of n, N that If there is a risk of something unpleasant, there is a possibility that it will happen. There is a small risk of brain damage from the procedure... In all the confusion, there… …   English dictionary

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