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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].

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates © 2010

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