英语词组breathe down our neck是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

breathe down (one's) neck

1. To monitor someone closely, usually in an overbearing and irritating way. I just got another email from the boss asking about the status of this report, as if breathing down my neck is going to make me finish it faster!

2. To be physically close to someone in an unnerving or unwanted way. Back up, dude—I'll never make this shot with you breathing down my neck!

breathe down someone's neck

1. Fig. to keep close watch on someone; to watch someone's activities intently. (Alludes to someone standing very close behind a person.) I can't work with you breathing down my neck all the time. Go away. I will get through my life without your help. Stop breathing down my neck.

2. Fig. [for someone or something] to represent an approaching deadline. The project deadline is breathing down my neck. The due date for this paper is breathing down my neck.

breathe down someone's neck

1. Pursue someone closely; pose a threat to one, as in The immigration authorities were breathing down his neck. [Mid-1900s]

2. Watch or supervise someone very closely, as in The boss is always breathing down our necks. [Mid-1900s]

breathe down someone's neck

1 constantly check up on someone. 2 follow closely behind someone.

breathe down somebody’s ˈneck

(informal) watch somebody too closely, and so make them feel uncomfortable: I can’t work with people breathing down my neck the whole time.

breathe down (someone's) neck

1. To threaten by proximity, especially by pursuing closely.

2. To watch or monitor closely, often annoyingly: The boss was breathing down my neck all morning.

词组	breathe down our neck
释义	(redirected from breathe down our neck) breathe down (one's) neck 1. To monitor someone closely, usually in an overbearing and irritating way. I just got another email from the boss asking about the status of this report, as if breathing down my neck is going to make me finish it faster! 2. To be physically close to someone in an unnerving or unwanted way. Back up, dude—I'll never make this shot with you breathing down my neck! breathe down someone's neck 1. Fig. to keep close watch on someone; to watch someone's activities intently. (Alludes to someone standing very close behind a person.) I can't work with you breathing down my neck all the time. Go away. I will get through my life without your help. Stop breathing down my neck. 2. Fig. [for someone or something] to represent an approaching deadline. The project deadline is breathing down my neck. The due date for this paper is breathing down my neck. breathe down someone's neck 1. Pursue someone closely; pose a threat to one, as in The immigration authorities were breathing down his neck. [Mid-1900s] 2. Watch or supervise someone very closely, as in The boss is always breathing down our necks. [Mid-1900s] breathe down someone's neck 1 constantly check up on someone. 2 follow closely behind someone. breathe down somebody’s ˈneck (informal) watch somebody too closely, and so make them feel uncomfortable: I can’t work with people breathing down my neck the whole time. breathe down (someone's) neck 1. To threaten by proximity, especially by pursuing closely. 2. To watch or monitor closely, often annoyingly: The boss was breathing down my neck all morning.
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