stick one's neck out 冒险
【讲解】
该习语直译为“把脖子伸出来”,喻指“做冒险的事情”,这是一种非正规的口语表达方式。例如:I may be sticking my neck out, but I think he is going to win.(这可能是冒险,但我仍认为他会获胜。)
【对话】
A:I think you are sticking your neck out by cheating in the exams.
A:我觉得你考试作弊是一件非常冒险的事。
B:Nobody will know it if you don't spill the beans.
B:如暴你不说,没有人会知道。
A:But I...
A:可是我……
B:Please! Don't speak it to anyone. We are good friends, aren't we?
B:求求你了!我们是好朋友,对不对?