Neck

Common expressions

• break your neck

• wear (a necklace) round your neck

• have a stiff neck

• a pain in the neck

Exercise

Common expressions

1. Chris fell from his horse and broke his neck. He's now paralyzed from the neck down. - c

2. Steve can be a real pain in the neck. He never does what he says he will. - d

3. I woke up with a stiff neck this morning. It must have been the way I was lying. - b

4. Mary was wearing a silver chain round her neck. - a

Note

1. Note that in number 2 ‘a pain in the neck’ is someone who is very annoying or irritating.

   I wish she wouldn't tell lies. She can be a real pain in the neck.

2. An annoying situation can also be a pain in the neck.

   I wish they would turn that music down. I'm trying to work. It's just a pain in the neck!