world\ on\ one's\ shoulders
- world\ on\ one's\ shoulders
• weight of the world on one's shoulders
• weight of the world on one's back
• world on one's shoulders
• world on one's back
n. phr.
A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important.
Don't look as if you had the weight of the world on your shoulders, Henry, just because you have to mow the lawn.
John acts as if he were carrying the world on his back because he has a paper route.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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world on one's shoulders — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS … Dictionary of American idioms
world on one's shoulders — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS … Dictionary of American idioms
weight\ of\ the\ world\ on\ one's\ shoulders — • weight of the world on one s shoulders • weight of the world on one s back • world on one s shoulders • world on one s back n. phr. A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior … Словарь американских идиом
carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS … Dictionary of American idioms
carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS … Dictionary of American idioms
weight of the world on one's shoulders — or[world on one s shoulders] or[world on one s back] {n. phr.} A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. * /Don t look as if you had the weight… … Dictionary of American idioms
weight of the world on one's shoulders — or[world on one s shoulders] or[world on one s back] {n. phr.} A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior as if you are very important. * /Don t look as if you had the weight… … Dictionary of American idioms
carry\ the\ weight\ of\ the\ world\ on\ one's\ shoulders — See: weight of the world on one s shoulders … Словарь американских идиом
world\ on\ one's\ back — • weight of the world on one s shoulders • weight of the world on one s back • world on one s shoulders • world on one s back n. phr. A very heavy load of worry or responsibility; very tired or worried behavior, as if carrying the world; behavior … Словарь американских идиом
world on one's back — See: WEIGHT OF THE WORLD ON ONE S SHOULDERS … Dictionary of American idioms