stick one's neck out
To take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable positionTo take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable position.
» That child stuck out his tongue at me.
Das Kind hat mir die Zunge herausgestreckt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Das Kind streckte mir die Zunge heraus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Тот ребёнок показал мне язык. — Lenin_1917
Те дитя вистромило мені язика. — marko
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1 senses(idiomatic)To take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable position.
Examples
133 sentencesThat child stuck out his tongue at me.
Те дитя вистромило мені язика. — marko
ruТот ребёнок показал мне язык. — Lenin_1917
deDas Kind hat mir die Zunge herausgestreckt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom stuck his tongue out at Mary.
ruТом показал Мэри язык. — maxisaev
Tom stuck out his tongue at Mary.
deTom streckte Maria die Zunge heraus. — pne
Tom stuck his head out the window.
ruТом высунул голову из окна. — Wezel
Don't stick your hand out of the window.
ruНе высовывай руку в окно. — marafon
Translations
4 languagesForms
sticks one's neck out, sticking one's neck out, stuck one's neck out, stuck one's neck out| Base form | stick one's neck out · to stick one's neck out |
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| 3rd person singular | sticks one's neck out |
| Present participle | sticking one's neck out |
| Past simple | stuck one's neck out |
| Past participle | stuck one's neck out |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb