take it in the neck

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kapil	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Kleopatros	-	Ancient Greek
Beathag	-	Scottish
Nadia (1)	NAD-yə (English), NAHD-yə (English)	French, English, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
FÉLicienne	-	French
Fulgencio	fool-KHEN-thyo (Spanish), fool-KHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish