The idiom "yoke around one's neck" draws from the literal image of a yoke, which is a wooden beam placed across the shoulders of oxen or other draft animals to harness them together for work. Figuratively, it is used to describe a burdensome or oppressive obligation, responsibility, or situation that feels like an onerous weight around one's neck.

What is the origin of the idiom "yoke around one's neck" and when to use it?

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yoke around {one’s} neck

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Definition und Bedeutung von „yoke around one’s neck“ im Englischen

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