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单词 millstone
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millstone

noun
/ˈmɪlstəʊn/
/ˈmɪlstəʊn/
Idioms
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  1. one of two flat round stones used, especially in the past, to grind (= press hard and break) grain to make flour
Idioms
a millstone around/round your neck
  1. a difficult problem or responsibility that it seems impossible to solve or get rid of
    • My debts are a millstone around my neck.
    • Unemployment was an economic millstone around the country’s neck.
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