Idiom
albatross round one's neck
Meaning
Alternative form of albatross around one's neck.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That old debt is an albatross around my neck.”
“His past mistake became an albatross around his neck, making it difficult for him to find a new job.”
“The unfinished project remained an albatross around her neck, preventing her from focusing on any new creative endeavors.”
Examples
simple
“That old debt is an albatross around my neck.”
contextual
“His past mistake became an albatross around his neck, making it difficult for him to find a new job.”
complex
“The unfinished project remained an albatross around her neck, preventing her from focusing on any new creative endeavors.”
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