millstone about neck



millstone about one's neck

a continual burden or handicap. This huge and expensive house is a millstone about my neck. Bill's inability to control his temper is a millstone about his neck.
See also: millstone, neck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aggis['ægis]
Nalini-Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
TahvoTAHH-voFinnish
Goretti-Various
Sabbas-Late Greek
Anastasia[.ænə'steizjə]