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Someone's Neck Breathing Breathe Close Watch Check Behaviour

To 'breathe down someone's neck' means to watch or follow someone very closely, often in a way that is intrusive or causes discomfort.

The idiom 'to breathe down someone's neck' means to follow someone closely, monitor their actions, or supervise them excessively.

Idiom to breathe down someone's neck
Definition to be close behind someone; to watch and check someone's behaviour
Examples - Must you keep breathing down my neck when we go shopping? I like to be left in peace to decide what to buy.
- The new boss has been breathing down my neck. She obviously doesn't trust me to do a good job.

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