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millstone
[ mil-stohn ]
noun
- either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
- anything that grinds or crushes.
- any heavy mental or emotional burden (often used in the phrase a millstone around one's neck ).
millstone
/ ˈ³¾Éª±ôËŒ²õ³Ùəʊ²Ô /
noun
- one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain
- a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation
his debts were a millstone round his neck
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of millstone1
Example Sentences
Jayne is one of an estimated one in 20 people in the UK thought to have a hoarding disorder, and is trying a new technique to release the "millstone" around her neck.
While he said the charity does an "enormous amount of good work" across the UK "it is beleaguered with the Assured Scheme" which he said was like a "millstone" around the charity's neck.
Deciding to dump these millstones, Ben and Jamie head home to Ohio for Thanksgiving and a spectacularly convoluted plan to free themselves from their romantic pasts.
Support for Israel, the bedrock of many Jews’ identity, has become a millstone for some.
It's obvious the people who worked in the business were kept locked away in appalling conditions, living side by side with the donkeys that turned the millstones.
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