brass neck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Like many in her tribe, Ms Truss has never been short of that priceless political quality: a brass neck.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2023
And he claimed the PM was "running out of road and brass neck to hide behind".
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022
Some people who challenge Alex Maskey have a brass neck.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2013
The quotes from erstwhile Question of Sport cheeky chappie McCoist show a commendable brass neck.
From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2012
Cicero called a special meeting of the Senate, to which—adding to the theater—Catiline had the brass neck to show up.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
