breathe down someone's neck
(Redirected from breathe down somebody's neck)
English
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Verb
[edit]breathe down someone's neck (third-person singular simple present breathes down someone's neck, present participle breathing down someone's neck, simple past and past participle breathed down someone's neck)
- (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.
Translations
[edit]to follow or supervise too closely
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