(a) millstone around your neck
- (a) millstone around your neck
- a millstone around (your) neck
a problem or responsibility that you have all the time which prevents you from doing what you want.
I'd rather not be in debt - I don't want that millstone around my neck.
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(a) millstone around your neck — a millstone around/round your ˈneck idiom 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.… … Useful english dictionary
millstone round your neck — A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do … The small dictionary of idiomes
millstone round your neck — A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Millstone round your neck — A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do … Dictionary of English idioms
(a) millstone round your neck — a millstone around/round your ˈneck idiom 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.… … Useful english dictionary
millstone around neck — Something described as a millstone around your neck refers to a problem or responsibility that becomes a burden and a source of worry. The money he borrowed became a millstone around his neck … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(a) millstone around neck — a millstone around (your) neck a problem or responsibility that you have all the time which prevents you from doing what you want. I d rather not be in debt I don t want that millstone around my neck … New idioms dictionary
millstone — [[t]mɪ̱lstoʊn[/t]] millstones 1) N COUNT A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour. 2) PHRASE: usu v link PHR (disapproval) If you describe something as a millstone or a millstone… … English dictionary
millstone — noun (C) 1 one of the two large circular stones that crush grain into flour in a mill 1 (1) 2 a millstone around your neck something that causes you a lot of problems and prevents you from doing what you would like to do: His fame, so pleasant at … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
neck — [[t]ne̱k[/t]] ♦♦♦ necks, necking, necked 1) N COUNT: usu poss N Your neck is the part of your body which joins your head to the rest of your body. She threw her arms round his neck and hugged him warmly... He was short and stocky, and had a thick … English dictionary