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To stick your neck out means to take a risk or stand out in a way that could result in adverse consequences.

One way to stick your neck out is to give an opinion which other people may not like or which other people are frightened to give.

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To stick your neck out means to take a risk or stand out in a way that could result in adverse consequences, so the idiom don't stick your neck out is advice not to put yourself at risk, or not to do something that makes you stand out and be noticed..

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The image is of you poking your head up from behind a shelter to see what's going on. You can get shot that way if you are in a battle, because the enemy sees you. If you are not going to stick your neck out for someone, you're not going to put yourself in harm's way to help them.

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