If you say that something grinds on , you disapprove of the fact that it continues to happen in the same way for a long time.
Civil war in the Sudan has been grinding on for nine years.
PHRASAL VERB : V P [ disapproval ]
If you say that something grinds on , you disapprove of the fact that it continues to happen in the same way for a long time.
Civil war in the Sudan has been grinding on for nine years.
PHRASAL VERB : V P [ disapproval ]
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006