millstone around (one's) neck

A heavy burden. I wish I hadn't bought that house—the mortgage is a millstone around my neck.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jarogniew	yah-RAWG-nyef	Polish (Rare)
Lysistrata	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Danne	DAHN-ne	Swedish
Bodil	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Peony	PEE-ə-nee	English (Rare)
Trudi	TROO-dee	German, English