lead with one's chin

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Verb

lead with one's chin (third-person singular simple present leads with one's chin, present participle leading with one's chin, simple past and past participle led with one's chin)

1. (boxing) To leave one's chin unprotected.
2. (idiomatic) To behave without caution; to make oneself vulnerable.

See also

• stick one's neck out