take it in the neck

To receive a very severe rebuke, scolding, or punishment for one's actions. Primarily heard in UK. Boy, I really took it in the neck for screwing up the Lawson account. I'm lucky I didn't lose my job! I'm really going to take it in the neck if my parents notice this dent in the car!

词组	take it in the neck
释义	take it in the neck take it in the neck To receive a very severe rebuke, scolding, or punishment for one's actions. Primarily heard in UK. Boy, I really took it in the neck for screwing up the Lawson account. I'm lucky I didn't lose my job! I'm really going to take it in the neck if my parents notice this dent in the car! See also: neck, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: get it in the neck catch it in the neck take a bawling out get (one's) lumps get lumps get one’s lumps go easy on go easy on (someone or something) go easy on somebody go easy on something
随便看	give short shrift give somebody a bell give somebody a big hand give somebody a break give somebody a buzz give somebody a hand give somebody a leg-up give somebody an inch give somebody a piece of your mind give somebody a ring give somebody a rocket give somebody a rough, hard, bad, etc. time give somebody a shout give somebody a taste/dose of their own medicine give somebody a turn give somebody enough rope funk out funky funky-drunk funky-fresh funnies funnily funnily enough funny funny as a barrel of monkeys