brass neck

noun

1. informal.
   effrontery; nerve

Example Sentences

Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene accused the SNP of having a "brass neck", saying the government was ultimately to blame for the problems, rather than CalMac.

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Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene accused of the SNP of having a "brass neck" for blaming CalMac for problems it had created through years of underinvestment.

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However, Ms Reeves accused her predecessor of having a "brass neck" after "the appointments and the partying at Downing Street that we saw under the last Conservative government, and billions of pounds of contracts handed out to friends and donors of the Conservative Party".

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"Only the Conservatives could have the brass neck to promise yet another 'transformation' of transport infrastructure in the Midlands and North after 14 years of countless broken promises to do just that," she added.

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Lisa Nandy, Labour's shadow housing secretary, said: "It takes some serious brass neck for the Tories to make yet more promises when the housing crisis has gone from bad to worse on their watch."

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