catch it in the neck



catch it in the neck

To receive a very severe rebuke, scolding, or punishment for one's actions. Primarily heard in UK. Boy, I really caught it in the neck for screwing up the Lawson account. I'm lucky I didn't lose my job! I'm really going to catch it in the neck if my parents notice this dent in the car!
See also: catch, neck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mildgy&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
MarikaMAH-ree-kah (Finnish)Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian
ArielAR-ee-əl (English), ER-ee-əl (English), AY-ree-əl (English)Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek
CarletonKAHRL-tənEnglish
Mihail-Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
BenjBENJEnglish