Question

in_the_loop_007 something or someone that is a burden and difficult to get rid of Synonym: millstone around (one’s) neck

Accepted Answer

ALBATROSS AROUND (ONE’S) NECK That car costs you so much to repair. It has become an albatross around your neck. Why don’t you get rid of it?I hired my wife’s brother to work in my business but he’s worthless. He doesn’t do anything. He really is an albatross around my neck. An albatross is a large sea bird. The expression comes from the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel T. Coleridge, in which a sailor shoots a helpful albatross with a crossbow, bringing bad luck on the crew of the ship. The other sailors hang the bird around the sailor’s neck as punishment.

Id	in_the_loop_007
Idiom	ALBATROSS AROUND (ONE’S) NECK
Definition	something or someone that is a burden and difficult to get rid of
Examples	That car costs you so much to repair. It has become an albatross around your neck. Why don’t you get rid of it? I hired my wife’s brother to work in my business but he’s worthless. He doesn’t do anything. He really is an albatross around my neck.
Cross-Refs	Synonym: millstone around (one’s) neck
Extra Info	An albatross is a large sea bird. The expression comes from the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel T. Coleridge, in which a sailor shoots a helpful albatross with a crossbow, bringing bad luck on the crew of the ship. The other sailors hang the bird around the sailor’s neck as punishment.

Albatross Neck One’s Rid Loop Burden Difficult Car