首くびを伸のばす

expression, godan verb (-su)

stretch one's neck; crane one's neck

Describes the physical action of extending the neck forward or upward, often to see something better.

• 彼かれは前まえの人ひとの頭あたま越ごしに見みようと首くびを伸のばした。

  He craned his neck to see over the heads of the people in front.

• 猫ねこが窓まどの外そとを見みようと首くびを伸のばしている。

  The cat is stretching its neck to look outside the window.