Смысл: barenecked

barenecked[͵beəʹnekt]
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<Í> с открытой шеей; декольтированный

neck Идиома

a necktie party

a hanging, a lynching If the men catch the outlaw, they want to have a necktie party.

a redneck

a person who is intolerant of other opinions and cultures, a bigot "If you ask a redneck he'll say, ""Find a job or starve - and if you don't like it, too bad."""

breathe down my neck

watch everything I do, follow me as I work It's difficult to work with him breathing down my neck.

neck

kiss and hug, make out, make whoopee For me, necking is a memory from my teenage years.

neck and neck

equal or nearly equal in a race or contest The two teams were neck and neck in the race to win the national championship.

neck of the woods

area, part of the country, in these parts In our neck of the woods, a man doesn't hit a woman.

necktie party

(See a necktie party)

pain in the neck

an obnoxious or bothersome person or event The customer is a pain in the neck and is always complaining about something.

pain in the neck (ass)

an annoying thing or person, bothersome Dealing with my neighbor is always a pain in the neck.

put my neck on the line

risk my job or safety, stick my neck out As a manager, I'll put my neck on the line for a good employee.

redneck

(See a redneck)

rubberneck

listen to a conversation on a party (co-op) phone line Grandma used to rubberneck so she could hear the local news.

save your skin/neck

save you from risk, dismissal or death The dog saved your neck. His barking helped us find you.

stick my neck out

risk my safety to help, put my neck on the line Why should I stick my neck out when you disobey your father?

ruff neck

a round the way guy that keeps it real and knows the streets

save one's neck

save from danger or trouble 免于遭殃；使摆脱困境
He's saved his neck，thanks to his counsel，but people will always suspect him．多亏他的辩护律师才使他免受绞刑，但人们将永远以怀疑的眼光来看他。
You really saved my neck by help ing me check up on many details in my paper；otherwise I couldn't have got the work done in time．你替我核对了这篇论文中的许多具体细节，真是帮了个大忙，否则我根本不可能及时完成这篇论文。

save one's neck/skin

up to one's neck in

Idiom(s): up to one's neck (in something) AND up to one's ears (in sth); up to one's eyeballs (in sth)

Theme: INVOLVEMENT

having a lot of something; very much involved in something. (Informal.)
• I can't come to the meeting. I'm up to my neck in these reports.
• Mary is up to her ears in her work.
• I am up to my eyeballs in things to do! I can't do any more!

stick one's neck out for

Idiom(s): stick one's neck out (for sb or sth)

Theme: DANGER

to take a risk. (Informal.)
• Why should I stick my neck out to do something for her? What's she ever done for me?
• He made a risky investment. He stuck his neck out for the deal because he thought he could make some money.

risk one's neck

Idiom(s): risk one's neck (to do sth)

Theme: RISK

to risk physical harm in order to accomplish something. (Informal.)
• Look at that traffic! I refuse to risk my neck just to cross the street to buy a paper.
• I refuse to risk my neck at all.

millstone about one's neck

Idiom(s): millstone about one's neck

Theme: BURDEN

a continual burden or handicap.
• This huge and expensive house is a millstone about my neck.
• Bill's inability to read is a millstone about his neck.

in some neck of the woods

Idiom(s): in some neck of the woods

Theme: LOCATION

in some remote place. (Folksy. The some is usually this, that, your, their, etc.)
• I think that the Smiths live in your neck of the woods.
• What's happening over in that neck of the woods?

get it in the neck

Idiom(s): get it in the neck

Theme: CRITICISM

to receive something bad, such as punishment or criticism.(Slang.)
• I don't know why I should get it in the neck. I didn't break the window.
• Bill got it in the neck for being late.

breathe down one's neck

Idiom(s): breathe down one's neck

Theme: MONITORING

to keep close watch on someone; to watch someone's activities. (Refers to standing very close behind a person.)
• I can't work with you breathing down my neck all the time. Go away.
• I will get through my life without your help. Stop breathing down my neck.

break one's neck

Idiom(s): break one's neck (to do something) AND break one's back (to do something)

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to work very hard to do something.
• I broke my neck to get here on time.
• That's the last time I'll break my neck to help you.
• There is no point in breaking your back. Take your time.

Albatross around your neck

An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.

Brass neck

(UK) Someone who has the brass neck to do something has no sense of shame about what they do.

Breathe down your neck

If someone follows you or examines what you're doing very closely, they are breathing down your neck.

Dead from the neck up

Someone who's dead from the neck up is very stupid indeed.

Millstone round your neck

A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do.

Stick your neck out

If you stick you neck out, you take a risk because you believe in something.

Stiff-necked

A stiff-necked person is rather formal and finds it hard to relax in company.

Take by the scruff of the neck

If you take something by the scruff on the neck, you take complete control of it.

Up to the neck

If someone's in something up to the neck, they are very involved in it, especially when it's something wrong.

Up to your neck

If someone is very involved in something, they are up to their neck in it, especially if it is something bad or immoral.

be up to your neck in

be in a difficult situation: "He's up to his neck in debt."

breathe down someone's neck

check constantly what someone else is doing: "I can't write this letter with you breathing down my neck!"

albatross around one's neck|albatross|neck

n. phr., literary Guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem. Even though it was an accident, John's father's death has been an albatross around John's neck.
Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK.

bottleneck

n. A heavy traffic congestion. In Chicago the worst bottleneck is found where the Kennedy and the Eden's expressways separate on the way to the airport.

break one's neck|break|neck

v. phr., slang To do all you possibly can; try your hardest.

Usually used with a limiting adverb or negative. John nearly broke his neck trying not to be late to school. Mother asked Mary to go to the store when she was free, but not to break her neck over it.

breathe down one's neck|breathe|neck

v. phr., informal To follow closely; threaten from behind; watch every action. Too many creditors were breathing down his neck. The carpenter didn't like to work for Mr. Jones, who was always breathing down his neck.

catch it in the neck|catch|get|get it in the neck|

v. phr., slang To be blamed or punished. Tom got it in the neck because he forgot to close the windows when it rained. Students get it in the neck when they lose library books.
Compare: CATCH IT, GET WHAT'S COMING TO ONE.

knee-deep|knee|neck|neck-deep

adv. or adj. phr. 1. Very much; deeply; having a big part in. Johnny was knee-deep in trouble. 2. Very busy; working hard at. We were neck-deep in homework before the exams. 3. Getting or having many or much. The television station was knee-deep in phone calls.
Compare: UP TO THE CHIN IN.

leatherneck

n., slang, informal A member of the United States Marine Corps. I didn't know your son Joe became a leatherneck.

millstone around one's neck|millstone|neck

n. phr. An intolerable burden. Max said that his old car was a millstone around his neck.
Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK.

neck and neck|neck

adj. or adv., informal Equal or nearly equal in a race or contest; abreast; tied. At the end of the race the two horses were neck and neck. For months John and Harry seemed to be neck and neck in Alice's favor.
Compare: NIP AND TUCK.

neck of the woods|neck|woods

n. phr., informal Part of the country; place; neighborhood; vicinity. We visited Illinois and Iowa last summer; in that neck of the woods the corn really grows tall. We were down in your neck of the woods last week.

necktie party|necktie|party

n., slang A hanging by a mob; lynching. Cattle thieves were stealing the rancher's cattle, but the cowboys caught them and had a necktie party.
Compare: STRING UP.

pain in the ass|ass|neck|pain|pain in the neck

n., slang, vulgar with ass An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass).

roughneck

n. A low, coarse fellow. The only boys in the neighborhood are a bunch of roughnecks, and Mrs. Smith is unhappy about the fact that her son is rapidly becoming one of them.