wring (one's) neck

To strangle someone. The phrase is used as a threat, but never refers to actually strangling someone. I'll wring your neck the next time you talk to me like that, you hear me? That's the second time this week he's eaten my lunch. I ought to wring his neck!See also: neck, wring

wring someone's neck

INFORMALIf you say that you would like to wring someone's neck you mean that you are very angry with them. I'll wring his neck if I catch him! I could wring her neck the way I'm feeling at the moment. Note: To wring something means to twist it and squeeze it. See also: neck, wring

ˌwring somebody’s ˈneck

(spoken, informal) used as an expression of anger or as a threat: If I find the person who did this, I’ll wring his neck!If you wring a bird’s neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird.See also: neck, wring

单词	wring (one's) neck
释义	wring (one's) neck wring (one's) neck To strangle someone. The phrase is used as a threat, but never refers to actually strangling someone. I'll wring your neck the next time you talk to me like that, you hear me? That's the second time this week he's eaten my lunch. I ought to wring his neck!See also: neck, wring wring someone's neck INFORMALIf you say that you would like to wring someone's neck you mean that you are very angry with them. I'll wring his neck if I catch him! I could wring her neck the way I'm feeling at the moment. Note: To wring something means to twist it and squeeze it. See also: neck, wring ˌwring somebody’s ˈneck (spoken, informal) used as an expression of anger or as a threat: If I find the person who did this, I’ll wring his neck!If you wring a bird’s neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird.See also: neck, wring
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