YOU SAID:

He's coming home with his neck scratched, to catch flak

INTO JAPANESE

彼は首をひっぱって家に帰ってきた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He pulled his head and came home.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は頭を引いて家に帰った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He pulled his head and went home.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は頭を引っ張って家に帰った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He pulled his head and went home.