ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK

Meaning of ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK in English

n. phr. , literary Guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem. Even though it was an accident, John's father's death has been an albatross around John's neck.

Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK.

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ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK — great load of guilt that becomes an obstruction to success
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK — {n. phr.}, {literary} Guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem. * /Even though it was an accident, John's father's death …
Slang English vocab
ALBATROSS AROUND ONE'S NECK — {n. phr.}, {literary} Guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem. * /Even though it was an accident, John's father's death …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALBATROSS — albatroz
English interlingue dictionary
ALBATROSS — noun (plural -tross or -trosses) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete alcatrace frigate bird, from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz pelican, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALBATROSS — Any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds (family Diomedeidae). Albatrosses are among the most spectacular gliders of …
Английский словарь Британика
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NECK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALBATROSS — I. ˈalbə.ˌtrȯs, -äs noun ( plural albatrosses or albatross ) Etymology: probably alteration (probably influenced by Latin albus white) of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALBATROSS — (n.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea …
Английский словарь Webster
ALBATROSS — ( n. ) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NECK — — necker , n. — neckless , adj. — necklike , adj. /nek/ , n. 1. the part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALBATROSS — /al"beuh traws', -tros'/ , n. 1. any of several large, web-footed sea birds of the family Diomedeidae that have the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALBATROSS — n. large sea bird
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALBATROSS — noun ( plural -tross or -tross·es ) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete alcatrace frigate bird, from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NECK — vt & ·vi to kiss and caress amorously. 2. neck ·noun the point where the base of the stem of …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ALBATROSS — noun a web-footed bird, of the genus diomedea, of which there are several species. they are the largest of sea …
Webster English vocab
ALBATROSS — [ 'albətrɒs ] ■ noun ( plural ~es ) 1》 a very large seabird with long, narrow wings, found chiefly …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ALBATROSS — [al.ba.tross] n, pl -tross or -tross.es [prob. alter. of obs. alcatrace frigate bird, fr. Sp or Pg alcatraz pelican, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALBATROSS — any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds that collectively make up the family Diomedeidae (order Procellariiformes). Because …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALBATROSS — albatross BrE AmE ˈælb ə trɒs AmE \ -trɑːs -trɔːs ▷ albatross|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — / nek; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the body between the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALBATROSS — / ˈælbətrɒs; NAmE -trɔːs; -trɑːs/ noun 1. a very large white bird with long wings that lives in the Pacific …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NECK — I. neck 1 S2 W2 /nek/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hnecca ] 1 . PART …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALBATROSS — al ‧ ba ‧ tross /ˈælbətrɒs $ -trɒːs, -trɑːs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from alcatras …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALBATROSS — n. 1 a any long-winged stout-bodied bird of the family Diomedeidae related to petrels, inhabiting the Pacific and Southern Oceans. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NECK — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALBATROSS — n. 1 a any long-winged stout-bodied bird of the family Diomedeidae related to petrels, inhabiting the Pacific and Southern Oceans. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ALBATROSS — n.1 a any long-winged stout-bodied bird of the family Diomedeidae related to petrels, inhabiting the Pacific and Southern Oceans. b …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — ( necks, necking, necked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your neck …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALBATROSS — ( albatrosses) 1. An albatross is a very large white seabird. N-COUNT 2. If you describe something or someone as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ALBATROSS — (~es) 1. An ~ is a very large white seabird. N-COUNT 2. If you describe something or someone as an …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALBATROSS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Given that male albatrosses have the same genetic incentives as male elephant seals, why do …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALBATROSS — [noun] [C] - a large white bird with long strong wings, found esp. in the areas of the Pacific and …
Cambridge English vocab
ALBATROSS — n. Any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds (family Diomedeidae). Albatrosses are among the most spectacular gliders …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Slang English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NECK — See ↑ KISS 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a pain in the neck • ↑ be breathing down sb's neck …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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