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neck Theme: KISS in. to cuddle and kiss. (Always in reference to lovers or boy-girl relationships.)There are some teenagers in the back room, necking.Let's go somewhere quiet and neck.
scrag n. the neck. (Underworld.)The cop grabbed him by the scrag and pushed him along to the squad car.It's gonna be your scrag in the noose when this thing's over.
neck 1. noun 1 the throat UK, 1818. 2 a drink. From the verb sense UK, 2002. 3 a white prisoner. A shortened 'redneck' US, 1976. 4 in horse racing, a distance of less than half a horse-length US, 1951. 5 impudence, effrontery, self-confidence. From Northumberland dialect UK, 1894.► get it down your neck; get that down your neckto swallow it. Often, when in reference to an alcoholic drink, a light-hearted imperative UK, 1909.► get it in the neck; catch it in the neck; take it in the neckto be severely punished or reprimanded US, 1887.► get under your neckto usurp someone else's prerogative AUSTRALIA, 1989.► neck like a jockey's bollocksused descriptively of a scrawny neck and analogously for personal qualities of toughness and insensitivity; said of someone who is not afraid to take advantage of a situation for their own gain IRELAND, 1992.► up to the neck; up to your neckdeeply US, 1998 2. verb 1 to kiss in a lingering fashion UK, 1825. 2 to swallow UK, 1514. 3 to drink AUSTRALIA, 1998. 4 in prison, to swallow a package of drugs with the intention of retrieval after excretion UK, 1996. 5 to commit suicide AUSTRALIA, 1995
idiomneck► put/lay your neck on the line put/lay your job, life, future etc on the line► put/stick your neck in a noose put/stick your head in a noose► be up to your ears/neck/eyes in sthbreak your neck (doing sth)Try to do or get sth to try very hard to do or get something:I share your worries about getting this job done, and we're going to break our necks to see that we get it done on time.Why am I breaking my neck? What satisfaction am I getting from this job anyway?dead from the neck upspoken used in order to say that someone is very stupid:It's nice to meet someone in this place who isn't dead from the neck up.He's one of those big guys who you just look at and think, dead from the neck up - but he's not. —see feature box on page 211get it in the neck BrEBrEspoken to be severely blamed, criticized, or punished for doing something wrong:If this work isn't up to standard I shall get it in the neck, and I'll make sure everyone knows it's your fault.Poor people are getting it in the neck from this government, so is it very surprising that they oppose it?be in it/sth up to your neckproblemspoken to be in trouble because you are involved in something that is dishonest or illegal:Look, I've done all this for you, and I'm in it up to my neck if anyone finds out about it.If the Mallen family hear from you once more, you'll find yourself in it right up to your neck, do you understand me? —see also be up to your ears/neck/eyes in sthin this/that neck of the woods(also in your, his etc neck of the woods)in a particular area or place:The only kind of crime in this neck of the woods is domestic violence.How are things in your neck of the woods, Pat?neck and neckif two people, teams, groups etc are neck and neck in a competition, they have an equal chance of winning:Greenbaum is running neck and neck with a new candidate, Royce - an old-style Republican from Syracuse.The race was neck and neck until the finish line when Martino stumbled and fell.neck-and-neck: AmE The Tigers and Blue Jays are in a neck-and-neck race for the American League. —see also be nip and tuckrisk your neckto do something very dangerous in which you could be hurt or killed:Morton, nervous about risking his neck, refused to film on a river with crocodiles.The officer who gave us the information was risking his neck by speaking out against racism amongst his colleagues.stick your neck outto give your opinion or do something that other people are afraid to do, even though it may cause trouble for you:I'm not prepared to stick my neck out and recommend someone for the job."Why should Keith stick his neck out for us, though?" "Because he's a nice guy."sb will wring sb's neckspoken used in order to say that someone is extremely angry with someone else:If Matt comes here again I'll wring his neck.I don't care who she is - she's been taking things from me, and I'll wring her neck when I see her.
neck in. to cuddle and kiss. (Always in reference to lovers or boy-girl relationships.) There are some teenagers in the back room, necking. |