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A beautiful neck has for centuries been a symbol of attractiveness, but there is more to necks than physical appeal. Idioms connected with the neck have enriched the language. A pain in the neck: very annoying. Guests who come over uninvited are a pain in the neck. Be up to your neck in something: be very busy I won’t be able to make it to your party in the evening. I am up to my neck in work today. Neck and neck: equally good; side by side in a race. Exit polls suggest that the Congress and the BJP are neck and neck. Breathe down someone’s neck: pay very close attention to what someone does in a way that annoys or worried them. I wish I get a cabin of my own. I find it very difficult to work with my boss breathing down my neck. Stick your neck out: give an opinion which other people may not like or which other people are frightened to give. Even though I have just joined this company, I am going to stick my neck out and tell my project manager that the proposed project may fail. I’ll wring your neck!: something you say when you are very angry with someone. I told my sister’s boyfriend that I would wring his neck if her ever hurt her. Risk your neck: do something very dangerous. My friend has been urging me to go rafting, but I am not keen to risk my neck. Save someone’s neck: prevent something bad from happening to someone. I have helped you out this time, but if you ever get into trouble again I am not going to save your neck. Albatross around/round your neck: something that you have done or are connected with that keeps causing you problems and stops you from being successful. The palatial house that I have built in my village has become an albatross around my neck because I have to shell out lakhs every year for its maintenance. (Reference: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms) |
