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    'It hangs around his neck like an albatros.' From where does this saying come from, and what does it mean?

    Question #25225. Asked by Dave.

    tjoebigham

    From Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. The title character narrates his shipboard misfortunes when he shot an albatross with a crossbow and was forced to wear the corpse around his neck. Killing the bird began his misfortunes and the phrase means any bad luck that sticks to a person.

    Dec 16 02, 12:45 PM
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