A few days ago
caligirl916

Does anybody know what an Albatross is a metaphor for?

Does anybody know what an Albatross is a metaphor for?

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A few days ago
Ceruleanbeksa

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The word albatross is sometimes used to mean an encumbrance, or a wearisome burden. It is an allusion to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (1798).
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A few days ago
usaf_brat1980
The albatross is usually a metaphor for some sort of burden or encumbrence. It’s an allusion to Samuel Taylor Coolidge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
a heavy burden that is difficult to shake off like an albatross around one’s neck
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A few days ago
fuzzykitty
a heavy weight around your neck?
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