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.
See also: around, neck, yoke

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rathnait-Irish
Dorita-English (Rare), Spanish
Shura-Russian
GalİP-Turkish
LÉOnard-French
Sharifah-Arabic, Malay