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neck
noun- the throat UK, 1818
- [T]he government had decided to forge on with reform of the drinking laws to change the “get it down your neck” culture of binge drinking and to boost the tourism industry. — Guardian, 3 May 2001
- a drink UK
From the verb sense. - [I]f you want to take a quick neck before I tie you down, you’d better do it now. — Danny King, The Bank Robber Diaries, p. 69, 2002
- a white prisoner US
A shortened “redneck”. - — John R. Armore and Joseph D. Wolfe, Dictionary of Desperation, p. 41, 1976
- in horse racing, a distance of less than half a horse-length US
- — David W. Maurer, Argot of the Racetrack, p. 43, 1951
- impudence, effrontery, self-confidence UK, 1894
From Northumberland dialect. - Reason? Because Sean says the British Empire has a bloody neck. Will that do? — Maeve Binchy, Light a Penny Candle, p. 21, 1982
- a rural, racist white person US
An abbreviation of RED NECK- Consensus of opinion: watch out for pigs and necks! — Joe Eszterhas, Charlie Simpson’s Apocalypse, p. 179, 1973
▶ come out of the side of your neck
to talk back, to insult US- “How ’bout I clarify your sideways-talking mouth into chopped meat, you fish motherfucker! Nobody comes outta the side of their neck at me!” — Jimmy Lerner, You Got Nothing Coming, p. 61, 2002
▶ get it down your neck; get that down your neck
to swallow it UK, 1909
Often, when in reference to an alcoholic drink, a light-hearted imperative.▶ get it in the neck; catch it in the neck; take it in the neck
to be severely punished or reprimanded US, 1887- It’s clear the boss told him to keep a low profile or he’d get it in the neck. — Guardian, 1 April 1988
▶ get under your neck
to usurp someone else’s prerogative AUSTRALIA- — Ned Wallish, The Truth Dictionary of Racing Slang, p. 55, 1989
▶ neck like a jockey’s bollocks
said of someone who is not afraid to take advantage of a situation for their own gain IRELAND- I’m not coddin’ yeh Paddy, he has a neck on him now like a jockey’s bollocks, the same fella. — Billy Roche, The Wexford Trilogy (A Handful of Stars), p. 11, 1992
▶ up to the neck; up to your neck
deeply US, 1998- He’s in the shit. Up to his neck and there’s no one he can turn to for help and advice. — Jack Allen, When the Whistle Blows, p. 138, 2000
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