yoke around neck

yoke around someone's neck

Fig. something that oppresses people; a burden. John's greedy children are a yoke around his neck. The Smiths have a huge mortgage that has become a yoke around their necks.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Daciana	dah-CHYAHN-ah	Romanian
Lucjusz	LUWTS-yuwsh	Polish
Moore	['muə]
Cassiopeia	ka-see-ə-PEE-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
HÉLoÏSe	-	French
Ganzorig	-	Mongolian