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Breathe down someone's neck
verb
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1.
verb
To follow or supervise someone too closely, causing discomfort for that person.
"My boss never lets me get on with my work. He's always breathing down my neck and checking up on me."
Synonyms
hover
lurk
skulk
stalk
creep up
insinuate
stalking
creep
insinuation
sneak
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