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
RadoŠ-Czech
LeytonLAY-tənEnglish (Rare)
Shula-Arabic
Rohit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Taikitah-ee-keeJapanese
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