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。

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。

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。

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。