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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arlen	AHR-lən	English
MÁEl MÁEdÓC	-	Ancient Irish
Vincentas	-	Lithuanian
Marijus	-	Lithuanian
Norbert	NAWR-bert (German, Polish), NAWR-bərt (English, Dutch)	German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Rashawn	rə-SHAWN, ray-SHAWN	African American (Modern)