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stick one's neck out
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. arriesgar el pellejo (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Why should I stick my neck out for you when you've refused to help me at every turn?¿Para qué voy a arriesgar el pellejo por ti si te negaste a ayudarme a cada paso?
b. jugársela
We need to support Valentina. She stuck her neck out for us.Tenemos que apoyar a Valentina. Se la jugó por nosotros.
c. mojarse (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
I know better than to stick my neck out when my uncles are talking politics.Sé que no conviene que me moje cuando mis tíos están hablando de política.
a. asomar la cabeza
Victoria stuck her neck out a little more to try to see what was going on.Victoria asomó la cabeza un poco más, tratando de ver qué estaba pasando.
b. asomarse
My daughter stuck her neck out to see the sea turtle in the tank below.Mi hija se asomó para ver la tortuga marina que había en el tanque de abajo.
c. estirar el cuello
Adam stuck his neck out to get a better look at the strangely dressed man.Adam estiró el cuello para ver mejor al hombre vestido de manera tan extraña.
d. asoma la gaita (colloquial) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Stick your neck out. Can't you see anything?Asoma la gaita. ¿No ves nada?
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