A MILLSTONE AROUND / ROUND YOUR NECK

Meaning of A MILLSTONE AROUND / ROUND YOUR NECK in English

a difficult problem or responsibility that it seems impossible to solve or get rid of :

My debts are a millstone around my neck.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROUND — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the …
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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
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROUND — I. ˈrau̇nd verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian; akin to Old High German rūnēn …
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
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROUND — round 1 — roundness , n. /rownd/ , adj., rounder, roundest , n., adv., prep., v. adj. 1. having a …
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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
ROUND — I. rau̇nd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rund, reund, from Latin rotundus — more at rotund Date: 14th century …
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
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
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
ROUND
Webster English vocab
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
ROUND — [round] adj [ME, fr. OF roont, fr. L rotundus--more at rotund] (14c) 1 a (1): having every part of the …
Merriam-Webster 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
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROUND — / raʊnd; NAmE / adjective , adverb , preposition , noun , verb ■ adjective ( round·er , round·est ) …
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
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROUND — I. round 1 S2 W2 /raʊnd/ BrE AmE especially British English ( also around ) adverb , preposition [ Word …
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
ROUND — adj., n., adv., prep., & v. --adj. 1 shaped like or approximately like a circle, sphere, or cylinder; having a …
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
ROUND — adj., n., adv., prep., & v. adj. 1 shaped like or approximately like a circle, sphere, or cylinder; having a …
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
ROUND — adj., n., adv., prep., & v. --adj. 1. shaped like or approximately like a circle, sphere, or cylinder; having a …
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
ROUND — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /raʊnd/ Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
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
ROUND — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Round' …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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
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
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
MILLSTONE — [noun] [C] - one of a pair of large circular flat stones used, esp. in the past, to crush grain …
Cambridge English vocab

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