stick one's neck out

Make oneself vulnerable, take a risk, as in I'm going to stick my neck out and ask for a raise. This expression probably alludes to a chicken extending its neck before being slaughtered. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Japik	-	Frisian (Rare)
Aksel	-	Danish, Norwegian
Patroclus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Reynolds	['renəldz]
Macsen	-	Welsh
Ignacia	eeg-NAH-thyah (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish