breathe down someone's neck
US /briːð daʊn ˈsʌm.wʌnz nek/
UK /briːð daʊn ˈsʌm.wʌnz nek/
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紧盯某人, 给某人施压
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.
我的老板总是紧盯着我的截止日期。
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I can't work with someone breathing down my neck all the time.
我无法在有人一直紧盯着我的情况下工作。