Collocations for "neck"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "neck" in context.
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neck
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [long, short, stunted, thick, wrinkly] neck
- a [bottle, guitar, violin] neck
- stretched her neck to [see, look, glance]
- have [a stiff, an aching] neck
- wore a [pashmina, scarf, chiffon] around her neck
- wore a [cross, crucifix] round his neck
- this shirt is too [tight, loose] around the neck
- the neck is too [tight] on this shirt
- spilt [juice, crumbs, coffee] down my neck
- [slit, cut, slaughter] a chicken at the neck
- is up to his neck in [bills, debts, work]
- were neck deep in [water, debts]
- stuck his neck out for his [friend, coworker, brother] (and)
- my [boss, supervisor] was breathing down my neck (to)
- UK, slang: I got it in the neck from my [boss]
- [his horse, the favorite] won by a neck
- you're such a pain in the neck!
- slang: [this is, you're in] my neck of the woods
- a shirt with [a V, an open] neck
- a bottle with a [wide, narrow] neck
- a neck of [lamb, pig, cow]
- the neck of the bottle
- neck [muscles, pain]
- a neck [tie, rest, pillow, strap, brace]
- a [short, long, V, open] -neck [sweater, shirt]
- the [runners, horses, candidates] were neck and neck
- (were) necking in [public, private]
- necking at the [movies, beach]
- necked with her
- neck [your beer, a few beers, his drink, a pint]
'neck' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adjustment
- bell
- bite
- boat
- brass
- bristle
- caress
- chain
- chop
- clout
- collar
- craned
- cuff
- drizzle
- face
- facing
- feel
- garlic
- giraffe
- hair
- head
- hollow
- injury
- jug
- killer
- line
- massage
- muffler
- mumps
- noose
- pain
- pendant
- perfume
- pillow
- relief
- risk
- royal
- scarf
- seam
- shield
- shirt
- shit
- slit
- snake
- squat
- starch
- stick
- stiffness
- strain
- stretch