English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
Idioms Body: Neck and Throat
from: 'neck and neck'
to: 'stick in one's throat'
NECK
- neck and neck
- In a contest or competition, when two competitors reach the
same level, they areneck and neck, so it is impossible to say who will win.
"At the moment the two teams are neck and neck for the Word Cup."
- In a contest or competition, when two competitors reach the
same level, they areneck and neck, so it is impossible to say who will win.
- (a) millstone around your neck
- Something described as a millstone around your neck
refers to a problem or responsibility that becomes a burden and a source of worry.
"The money he borrowed became a millstone around his neck."
- Something described as a millstone around your neck
refers to a problem or responsibility that becomes a burden and a source of worry.
- (a) pain in the neck
- If you call someone a pain in the
neck, you think they are very
irritating or annoying.
"She's a pain in the neck the way she keeps complaining!"
- If you call someone a pain in the
neck, you think they are very
irritating or annoying.
- stick one's neck out
- If a person sticks their neck out, they draw attention
to themselves by saying or doing something that others are afraid to do.
"Julie stuck her neck out and said that the sales target would be impossible to reach without extra staff."
- If a person sticks their neck out, they draw attention
to themselves by saying or doing something that others are afraid to do.
- a yoke around one's neck
- An obligation, commitment or restraint that
becomes an oppressive burden is called a yoke around one's neck.
"When Matt lost his job, the repayments on the house became a yoke around his neck."
- An obligation, commitment or restraint that
becomes an oppressive burden is called a yoke around one's neck.
- at each other's throats
- Two people who areat each other's throats
are always fighting or arguing.
"The two candidates for the election are constantly at each other's throats."
- Two people who areat each other's throats
are always fighting or arguing.
- cut your own throat
- If you cut your own throat, you do something
that will be the cause of your own failure or ruin your chances in the future.
"Tony has already missed a lot of classes. He's cutting his own throat."
- If you cut your own throat, you do something
that will be the cause of your own failure or ruin your chances in the future.
- jump down someone's throat
- If someone jumps down another person's throat,
they suddenly start shouting at them in a very angry manner.
"When I said the instructions were not very clear, she jumped down my throat!"
- If someone jumps down another person's throat,
they suddenly start shouting at them in a very angry manner.
- ram (something) down someone's throat
- If you ram something down someone's throat,
you force them to accept something against their will.
"I encourage him to learn English but I can't ram it down his throat."
- If you ram something down someone's throat,
you force them to accept something against their will.
- stick in one's throat
- If something sticks in your throat
(or craw), it is very difficult to accept and makes you angry or resentful.
"The way he treats women really sticks in my throat!"
- If something sticks in your throat
(or craw), it is very difficult to accept and makes you angry or resentful.
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