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
Hartwig	HAHRT-vig (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Magomed	-	Dagestani, Chechen, Ingush
Dzhamal	-	Chechen
DÉSirÉE	de-zee-RE	French
Amardeep	-	Indian (Sikh)
Nikomedes	-	Ancient Greek