breathe down someone's neck
US /briːð daʊn ˈsʌm.wʌnz nek/
UK /briːð daʊn ˈsʌm.wʌnz nek/
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숨통을 조이다, 압박하다, 바싹 뒤쫓다
to watch someone very closely and constantly, often in an annoying or intrusive way, or to put pressure on them
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My boss is always breathing down my neck about deadlines.
상사가 항상 마감일에 대해 나를 쪼고 있어.
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I can't work with someone breathing down my neck all the time.
누군가 계속 나를 쪼고 있으면 일할 수 없어.