breathe down neck

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   紧盯着某人看；看得某人发毛（或心烦）；监视

   to watch closely what sb is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and / or annoyed

   He had bankers and Hollywood breathing down his neck to prove to the world that "Jaws" wasn't a fluke.

   I feel as if thieves were breathing down my neck.

电影里这样说 · 4 部

• Stop breathing down my neck!Do the Right Thing1989
• He had bankers and Hollywood breathing down his neck to prove to the world that "Jaws" wasn't a fluke.Spielberg2017
• I feel as if thieves were breathing down my neck.The Great Muppet Caper1981

在完整场景里学

• 为所应为1989
  • 热浪清晨电台开播：pink slip（解雇通知单）
  • 披萨店清早为扫地拌嘴：hot as the devil（热得要命）
  • 扫街挣一块钱挨骂：be my guest（请便）
• 斯皮尔伯格2017
  • 少露鲨鱼更吓人：on the edge of your seat（紧张得坐不住）
  • 镜头补上够不着的童年：pie-in-the-sky（画在天上的饼）
  • 溜进片场签下合同：hear a pin drop（安静到能听见针）

同一词条的短语

• breathe again
• breathe life into
• breathe your last
• breathe easy
• live and breathe
• breathe in
• breathe in
• breathe out
• breathe out

习语频道里接下来

• no harm done
• lord
• run for it
• make sick
• what has got into
• straight up
• in secret
• from the heart
• nice one
• go far
• first and foremost
• together with