put head/neck on the block
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put your head/neck on the block

to risk doing something which will make other people lose their good opinion of you if it fails. He put his head on the block by promising his team wouldn't lose any more matches this year. I'm not going to put my head on the block for you - it could cost me my promotion.

See also: block, head, neck

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