breathedownsomeone'sneck、在哪可以查出来啊?

Question

breathe down someone's neck
、在哪可以查出来啊?

Answer 1

Breathe down someone's neck
这个短语有两个常用的意思,一个是“Pursue someone closely; pose a threat to one对某人紧追不放,威胁某人”,例如：The immigration authorities were breathing down his neck.
另一个意思是“Watch or supervise someone very closely严密监视某人（常指令人恼恨地）”,例如：The boss is always breathing down our necks