词组 | put neck on the block |
释义 | Idiom put neck on the blockput (your) head/neck on the block to risk doing something which will make other people lose their good opinion of you if it fails.He put his head on the block by promising his team wouldn't lose any more matches this year.I'm not going to put my head on the block for you - it could cost me my promotion. put (one's) neck on the blockTo assume or expose oneself to some risk, danger, or responsibility; to imperil oneself or put oneself in harm's way; to risk damaging one's reputation. Look, I'm putting my neck on the block for you here. I could get fired if they find out what we're up to! You have to take some risks to be successful in business and in life, but don't put your neck on the block for no good reason. The news anchor put his neck on the block by publicly disparaging one of the presidential candidates on live television. |
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