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". . 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

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