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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Katariina	KAH-tah-ree:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
&Thorn;ÓRnÝ	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Guido	GWEE-do (Italian), GEE-do (German)	Italian, German
Len	[len]
BÉIbhinn	BAY-vin, BE-veen	Irish
Harmonie	HAHR-mə-nee	English (Rare)