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- catch it in the neck
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!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Anica | | - | Slovene, Croatian, Serbian |
Hurik | | - | Armenian |
Nacio | | NAH-thyo (Spanish), NAH-syo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
Goldie | | ['gəuldi:] | |
ElÍAs | | e-LEE-ahs (Spanish) | Spanish, Icelandic |
Fayruz | | - | Arabic |