Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Can you please stop ________ down my neck for completing the work? I'll finish it as soon as I can.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. breathing.
The blank is part of the idiom "breath down someone's neck".
It means constantly checking up on someone.
Example: she's quite capable of looking after herself without her parents breathing down her neck all the time.
Thus, "breathing" is the correct word to fill in the blank.
The correct sentence will be: Can you please stop breathing down my neck for completing the work? I'll finish it as soon as I can.