| 词汇 | put neck on the line |
| 释义 | Idiom put neck on the lineput (your) neck on the line to do something that you know might fail and spoil other people's opinion of you or cause you to lose money.There's a lot of money at stake here and none of the directors wants to put his neck on the line.No one wants to put their neck on the line and predict an outcome. put (one's) neck on the lineTo personally assume or expose oneself to some risk, danger, or responsibility; to imperil oneself or put oneself in harm's way. Look, I'm putting my neck on the line for you here. I could get fired if they find out what we're up to! You have to take some risks to be successful in business and in life, but don't put your neck on the line for no good reason. put one's neck on the lineFig. to put oneself at great risk. I put my neck on the line and recommended you for the job, and now look what you've done! I'm ruined! |
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