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hello everyone.
What is the meaning of "Breathing down one's neck"

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Threateningly close behind

I was still ahead of my pursuers, but they were breathing down my neck.

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ps - You can also use it figuratively, for something that will catch up with you in the end - like the Inland Revenue.

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