brass neck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In Broad's defence, his brass neck looked worse because of Haddin's inability to hang ont o the edge, but that did not stop Australia coach Darren Lehmann labelling him a "blatant cheat" whom he hoped "cries and goes home" in the return series down under six months later.
From BBC
Like many in her tribe, Ms Truss has never been short of that priceless political quality: a brass neck.
From BBC
And he claimed the PM was "running out of road and brass neck to hide behind".
From BBC
And the brass neck of including the line that “sporting merits must prevail over any other criteria” after the last few days!
From The Guardian
The Conservative party pumped out lies in the election campaign and put up fake Twitter accounts with the brass neck of a Nigerian fraudster.
From The Guardian
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