breathe down someone's neck en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person.
My boss never lets me get on with my work. He's always breathing down my neck and checking up on me.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breathes down someone's neck | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| breathing down someone's neck | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| breathed down someone's neck | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| breathed down someone's neck | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
sk dýchať niekomu na krk (to follow or supervise too closely) · pt fungar no cangote (to follow or supervise too closely) · cmn 密切監視某人 /密切监视某人 (to follow or supervise too closely) · fr être sur le dos de quelqu'un (to follow or supervise too closely) · ru стоя́ть над душо́й (to follow or supervise too closely) · fi hengittää jonkun niskaan (to follow or supervise too closely) · cmn 緊盯著某人 /紧盯著某人 (to follow or supervise too closely) · fr fliquer (to follow or supervise too closely) · nl iemand in zijn/haar nek hijgen (to follow or supervise too closely) · es tener a alguien en la mira (to follow or supervise too closely) · it fiato sul collo (to follow or supervise too closely) · ru дыша́ть в спи́ну (to follow or supervise too closely) · hu a nyakában liheg (to follow or supervise too closely) · cmn 紧盯着某人 (to follow or supervise too closely) · cs stát někomu za zády (to follow or supervise too closely) · de jemandem im Nacken sitzen (to follow or supervise too closely) · hy գլխին կանգնել (to follow or supervise too closely)