Question

Stick Your Neck Out to take a bold or dangerous risk; to expose yourself to criticism

Accepted Answer

You shouldn't have to be the only one to complain. Why should you stick your neck out? This 20th-century Americanism probably originated in the 1930s and referred to a chicken or turkey that got its neck stretched out when put on the chopping block.

Idiom	Stick Your Neck Out
Example	You shouldn't have to be the only one to complain. Why should you stick your neck out?
Meaning	to take a bold or dangerous risk; to expose yourself to criticism
Origin	This 20th-century Americanism probably originated in the 1930s and referred to a chicken or turkey that got its neck stretched out when put on the chopping block.

Neck Stick Complain Bold Dangerous Risk Expose Criticism