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单词
put your neck on the line
释义
put your neck on the line
to do something although it is risky and you may lose your reputation or money as a result
Gere put his neck on the line to make Sommersby. It was a gamble, both in terms ofhis public image and his wallet.
Examples of 'put your neck on the line' in a sentence
put your neck on the line
Why put your neck on the line and buy shares now?
Times, Sunday Times
(
2012
)
I accept this is a wafer-thin margin business but when you turn down bids at this level, you put your neck on the line.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2007
)
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take someone at his word
take-someone-at-their-word
take someone back
take-someone-captive-hold-someone-captive
take someone down a peg or two
take someone for a ride
take someone for granted
take someone for something
take someone in
take someone off
take someone on
take someone or something in hand
take someone out
take someone out of himself
take someone prisoner
take someone's breath away
take someone's fingerprints
take someone's measure
take someone's name in vain
take-someones-name-in-vain
take someone's or something's name in vain
take someone's part
take someone's pulse/feel someone's pulse
take someone's temperature
take-someones-temperature
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