millstone around (one's) neck



millstone around (one's) neck

A heavy burden. I wish I hadn't bought that house—the mortgage is a millstone around my neck.
See also: around, millstone, neck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Renatare-NAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, German, Polish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Verethragna-Persian Mythology
Baugulf-Ancient Germanic
Justina[dʒəs'ti:nə]
Machli-Biblical Hebrew
Jantineyahn-TEE-nəDutch