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laying down one's neck

To make a loud sound without suppressing oneself when crying or shouting.

cut off someone's neck

To fire someone from his/her job.

have a straight neck

To not easily yield to others and be forceful.

have one's neck clogged

For sorrow or sadness to surge up from within.

have one's neck cut off

To be fired from one's job.

have a burning neck

To feel very thirsty.

rise to[well up in] the throat

For a negative feeling, impulse, etc., to reach an extent that one cannot suppress it.

put glue in one's throat

To maintain a hand-to-mouth existence.

have the back of one's neck caught

For one to be controlled by someone who seizes on one's weakness.

have the back of one's neck caught

For one's misdeed to be revealed.

make one's voice stand up upside-down

To make a squeaky and loud voice out of anger or nervousness.

squeeze one's voice

To struggle and force oneself to say something.

cut off one's life

To commit suicide.

dedicate one's life

To work very hard for something, risking one's life; to commit oneself to something.

withdraw one's life

To die.

scoop one's life

To have a narrow escape from death.

risk one's life

To work very hard for a certain goal, risking one's life.

abandon one's life

To work very hard, risking one's life.

abandon one's life

To kill oneself.

lose one's life

To die.

One's life comes and goes

To face a very dangerous or critical moment.

spin a web in one's neck

To be so poor that one cannot afford to buy food.