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单词 stick one's neck out
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stick one's neck out

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Make oneself vulnerable, take a risk, as in I'm going to stick my neck out and ask for a raise. This expression probably alludes to a chicken extending its neck before being slaughtered. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Words nearby stick one's neck out

stickler, Stickler syndrome, Stickley, stickman, stick-on, stick one's neck out, stickout, stickpin, stickseed, stick shift, Stick Style
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