Every day before 9 a. m. , they will stick their neck out, or in, looking for a treat.

每天上午9点前，它们会伸出或伸进脖子来寻找食物。

It's that nobody wants to stick their necks out for a dead duck.

这是因为没人想为一个政途结束的人出头。

There's a rule against staff fraternizing with members, and you wouldn't want to make trouble for whoever stuck their neck out to get you this job.

我们明令禁止员工和会员过于亲密，某人伸出脖子上的人头为你担保，推荐你来工作，你要安分。

None of these was a major reversal; but they have rattled MPs, who wonder whether to stick their necks out to defend bigger schemes that might be cancelled or amended.

这些转变都不大，但是却让议会恼火。议会质疑是否应该态度更加强硬才能不让计划被取消或者修正。