breathing other’s neck

Arabic translation: يتعقبون زلل بعضهم البعض (من أجل إثبات تفوقهم)ـ

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English term or phrase:breathing other’s neck
Arabic translation:يتعقبون زلل بعضهم البعض (من أجل إثبات تفوقهم)ـ
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15:47 Jun 2, 2012
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty / cosmetics
English term or phrase: breathing other’s neck
the Italians and the French may seem to be always breathing down each other’s neck for supremacy in the world of luxury
einass kandil
Egypt
Local time: 19:06
يتعقبون زلل بعضهم البعض (من أجل إثبات تفوقهم)ـ
Explanation:
يتعقبون زلل بعضهم البعض (من أجل إثبات تفوقهم)ـ

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-02 16:54:05 GMT)
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هناك تعبير عربي آخر

ينظرون شزراً إلى بعضهم البعض
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TargamaT team
France
Local time: 18:06
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4 +2يتعقبون زلل بعضهم البعض (من أجل إثبات تفوقهم)ـ
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4يتابعون عن قرب || يحدقون
Saleh Dardeer


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
يتابعون عن قرب || يحدقون


Explanation:
be breathing down somebody's neck
informal to pay very close attention to what someone is doing in a way that makes them feel nervous or annoyed
How can I concentrate with you breathing down my neck all the time?

and

breathe down someone's neck
1. Fig. to keep close watch on someone; to watch someone's activities intently. (Alludes to someone standing very close behind a person.) I can't work with you breathing down my neck all the time. Go away. I will get through my life without your help. Stop breathing down my neck.

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    Reference: http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/breathe
    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/breathe+down+neck
Saleh Dardeer
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
يتعقبون زلل بعضهم البعض (من أجل إثبات تفوقهم)ـ


Explanation:
يتعقبون زلل بعضهم البعض (من أجل إثبات تفوقهم)ـ

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-02 16:54:05 GMT)
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هناك تعبير عربي آخر

ينظرون شزراً إلى بعضهم البعض


TargamaT team
France
Local time: 18:06
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linda Al-Bairmani
1 hr
  -> شكرًا لك

agree  Rania Al-Sabbagh
14 hrs
  -> شكرًا لك
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