get it in the neck
get it in the neck verb: to receive severe criticism or punishment for something one has done.
Verb
get it in the neck (third-person singular simple present gets it in the neck, present participle getting it in the neck, simple past and past participle got it in the neck)
- To receive severe criticism or punishment for something one has done.
- […] or the 400% increase in the regressive social security payroll tax the average-income family has had to take over the last twenty years just to support it now. (I can't claim my lover as spouse either—another example where gays get it in the neck from our present tax syntem).1976 August 21, A. Nolder Gay, “Another View”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 8, page 4
Forms of get it in the neck
| third-person singular present | gets it in the neck |
|---|---|
| present participle | getting it in the neck |
| past participle | got it in the neck |
| past | got it in the neck |
| alternative form | catch it in the neck |
Questions about get it in the neck
- What does get it in the neck mean?
- Get it in the neck means to receive severe criticism or punishment for something one has done.
- What part of speech is get it in the neck?
- Get it in the neck is a verb.
- What is the past tense of get it in the neck?
- The past tense of get it in the neck is got it in the neck.
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