breathe down someone's neck
idiomPart ofneck
breathe down someone's neck — idiom
1. To watch or check what someone is doing too closely, making them feel nervous or
1.idiom
Definition
To watch or check what someone is doing too closely, making them feel nervous or pressured.
Example
I cannot concentrate with my boss breathing down my neck all the time.
The other team was breathing down our neck for the whole second half of the match.