Stick your neck out
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To take a bold risk or chance, exposed.
Origin
From 20th-century America, tied to slang; 'neck out' for risk, by 1920s in a tale for dare. A 1930s 'Variety' uses it for a bet.
Variants
- Neck out
Usage Examples
- He stuck his neck out; big risk!
- Stick your neck out; say it.
- Neck out; bold move there.
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