MILLSTONE AROUND ONE'S NECK

Meaning of MILLSTONE AROUND ONE'S NECK in English

n. phr. An intolerable burden. Max said that his old car was a millstone around his neck.

Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK.

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MILLSTONE AROUND ONE'S NECK — {n. phr.} An intolerable burden. * /Max said that his old car was a millstone around his neck./ Compare: MONKEY …
Slang English vocab
MILLSTONE AROUND ONE'S NECK — {n. phr.} An intolerable burden. * /Max said that his old car was a millstone around his neck./ Compare: MONKEY …
Словарь английских идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — mol, petre molinari
English interlingue dictionary
MILLSTONE — noun Date: before 12th century either of two circular stones used for grinding (as grain), 2. something that grinds or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MILLSTONE — Either of two flat, round stones used for grinding grain to make flour. The stationary bottom stone is carved with …
Английский словарь Британика
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NECK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English mulleston, mylneston, from mulle, mylne, mille mill + ston stone 1. : either of two …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — (n.) One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
Английский словарь Webster
MILLSTONE — ( n. ) One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NECK — — necker , n. — neckless , adj. — necklike , adj. /nek/ , n. 1. the part of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — /mil"stohn'/ , n. 1. either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — n. either of a pair of heavy circular stones between which a grainy substance is ground, grindstone; emotional weight, burden
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — noun Date: before 12th century 1. : either of two circular stones used for grinding (as grain) 2. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NECK — vt & ·vi to kiss and caress amorously. 2. neck ·noun the point where the base of the stem of …
Webster English vocab
MILLSTONE — noun one of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
MILLSTONE — ■ noun 1》 each of two circular stones used for grinding grain. 2》 a burden of responsibility.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MILLSTONE — [mill.stone] n (bef. 12c) 1: either of two circular stones used for grinding (as grain) 2. a: something that grinds …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILLSTONE — one of a pair of flat, round stones used for grinding grain. One millstone is stationary; the other rotates above …
Britannica English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — millstone BrE AmE ˈmɪl stəʊn AmE \ -stoʊn ▷ millstone|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — / nek; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the part of the body between the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — / ˈmɪlstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun one of two flat round stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NECK — I. neck 1 S2 W2 /nek/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hnecca ] 1 . PART …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILLSTONE — mill ‧ stone /ˈmɪlstəʊn $ -stoʊn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . one of the two large circular stones that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILLSTONE — n. 1 each of two circular stones used for grinding corn. 2 a heavy burden or responsibility (cf. Matt. 18:6).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NECK — n. & v. n. 1 a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — n. 1 each of two circular stones used for grinding corn. 2 a heavy burden or responsibility (cf. Matt. 18:6).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
NECK — n. & v. --n. 1. a the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NECK — ( necks, necking, necked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your neck …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILLSTONE — ( millstones) 1. A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NECK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At the mercy of this resentment, this hateful millstone envy of the Calibans of this …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILLSTONE — [noun] [C] - one of a pair of large circular flat stones used, esp. in the past, to crush grain …
Cambridge English vocab
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
Slang English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NECK — See ↑ KISS 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a pain in the neck • ↑ be breathing down sb's neck …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NECK — See: BREATHE DOWN ONE'S NECK, BREAK ONE'S NECK, CATCH IT IN THE NECK or GET IT IN THE NECK, PAIN …
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