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
Hunfrid-Ancient Germanic
Rajiv-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Sebastiaansə-BAHS-tee-ah:nDutch
Ragemprand-Ancient Germanic
Mateu-Catalan
Josip-Croatian, Slovene