get it in the neck

get it in the neck
Australian Slang
be reprimanded or punished severely

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  • get it in the neck — See: CATCH IT IN THE NECK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get it in the neck — See: CATCH IT IN THE NECK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Get it in the neck — be reprimanded or punished severely …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • catch it in the neck — or[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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • catch it in the neck — or[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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in the neck — See: CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • in the neck — See: CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • To break the neck — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • neck — necker, n. neckless, adj. necklike, adj. /nek/, n. 1. the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk. 2. the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline. 3. the length of… …   Universalium

  • neck — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE S NECK, BREAK ONE S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN IN THE NECK, SAVE ONE S NECK, STICK ONE S NECK OUT …   Dictionary of American idioms

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