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To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- My boss never lets me get on with my work. He's always breathing down my neck and checking up on me.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
գլխին կանգնել
(glxin kangnel)
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Chinese Mandarin:
緊盯著某人 /紧盯著某人
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Chinese Mandarin:
紧盯着某人
(jǐn dīng zhe mǒurén)
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Chinese Mandarin:
密切監視某人 /密切监视某人
(mìqiè jiānshì mǒurén)
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Czech:
stát někomu za zády
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Dutch:
iemand in zijn/haar nek hijgen
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Finnish:
hengittää jonkun niskaan
— to follow or supervise too closely
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French:
être sur le dos de quelqu'un
— to follow or supervise too closely
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French:
fliquer
— to follow or supervise too closely
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German:
jemandem im Nacken sitzen
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Hungarian:
a nyakában liheg
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Italian:
fiato sul collo
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Portuguese:
fungar no cangote
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Russian:
дыша́ть в спи́ну
(dyšátʹ v spínu)
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Russian:
стоя́ть над душо́й
(stojátʹ nad dušój)
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Slovak:
dýchať niekomu na krk
— to follow or supervise too closely
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Spanish:
tener a alguien en la mira
— to follow or supervise too closely
