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单词 breathe down someone's neck
释义

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]

Words nearby breathe down someone's neck

Breathalyzer, breath analyzer, breatharian, breathe, breathed, breathe down someone's neck, breathe easy, breathe life into, breathe one's last, breather, breath group
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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