grind on



grind on

Fig. [for something] to drag on endlessly. The hours ground on without anything happening. I was so tired of waiting. The lecture ground on, minute after minute.
See also: grind, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BarthÉLÉMy-French
Pihla-Finnish
LlorenÇ-Catalan
Ashman['æʃmən]
Sylvanasil-VAN-ə (English)Various
Gottschalk-German (Archaic)