stick your neck out
US /stɪk jʊər nɛk aʊt/
UK /stɪk jʊər nɛk aʊt/
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冒着风险, 发表可能引来批评的言论
to take a risk by saying or doing something that might be criticized or cause trouble for you
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I'm going to stick my neck out and say that I think the new plan is a bad idea.
我将冒着风险说，我认为新计划是个坏主意。
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He really stuck his neck out for me when he defended my decision to the boss.
他为我冒了很大的风险，向老板辩护我的决定。