put head above the parapet



put/stick your head above the parapet

to be brave enough to state an opinion that might upset people Kearton was one of the very few to put his head above the corporate parapet and speak his mind in public.
See also: above, head, parapet, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pankratios-Ancient Greek
BraidenBRAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Carolienkah-ro-LEENDutch
Nikau-Maori
Harrington['hæriŋtən]
Alexandraal-əg-ZAN-drə (English), ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German, Romanian, Spanish, Italian), ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese)English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian,