| 单词 | a-millstone-a-millstone-around-ones-neck |
| 释义 | a millstone/a millstone around one's neck to have a millstone round your neck or to have a millstone round your neck phrase See full dictionary entry for millstoneIf you describe something as a millstone or a millstone around your neck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from. [disapproval] For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone. That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck. Definition of 'a millstone/a millstone around one's neck to have a millstone round your neck' |
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