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
WubbeVUB-bə (Dutch), WUB-bə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
Wallace['wɔlis]
Chin-Chinese
Aili-Finnish
Imran-Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Malay, Bengali
Sung-Hosung-hoKorean