Idiom
breathe down someone's neck
Meaning
To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss breathes down my neck all day long.”
“I cannot finish this report properly because my manager keeps breathing down my neck every five minutes.”
“The young apprentice found it impossible to concentrate on his delicate work while the master craftsman stood over him, constantly breathing down his neck.”
Examples
simple
“My boss breathes down my neck all day long.”
contextual
“I cannot finish this report properly because my manager keeps breathing down my neck every five minutes.”
complex
“The young apprentice found it impossible to concentrate on his delicate work while the master craftsman stood over him, constantly breathing down his neck.”
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