Usually means: Risking oneself for others' benefit.
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  1. stick one's neck out: Merriam-Webster
  2. stick one's neck out: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. stick one's neck out, stick one's neck out: Collins English Dictionary
  4. stick one's neck out: Wiktionary
  5. stick one's neck out, stick ones neck out: Dictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (stick one's neck out)

verb:  (idiomatic) To take a risk, putting oneself in a vulnerable position.


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