albatross

albatross round someone's neck something that is burdensome to someone and hinders their progress, especially arising from some misdeed of their own in the past.

☞ From the albatross shot dead by the sailor in Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798), which brought his ship bad luck. The bird was hung round his neck as a sign of his guilt.

2000Sunday Herald Being the offspring of a famous guy has become an albatross round the neck of many a budding young lion.

词组	albatross
释义	albatross albatross round someone's neck something that is burdensome to someone and hinders their progress, especially arising from some misdeed of their own in the past. ☞ From the albatross shot dead by the sailor in Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798), which brought his ship bad luck. The bird was hung round his neck as a sign of his guilt. 2000Sunday Herald Being the offspring of a famous guy has become an albatross round the neck of many a budding young lion.
随便看	sling your hook slip slip of the pen slip of the pen (or the tongue) slip of the tongue slip on a banana skin slip on a banana skin slip (or fall) through the cracks slip (or fall) through the net slippery slippery slope slippy slip someone a Mickey Finn slip someone a mickey finn slip through the cracks slip through the net slip through the net slow slow and sure slow burn slow burn slow but (or and) sure slow but sure slow but sure smack