의미: millstone 
★mill·stone n.
1 맷돌
2 【성서】 무거운 짐
a millstone around[round] one's neck 《비유》 아무에게 무거운 짐
(as) hard as the nether millstone 아주 무자비한
between the upper and the nether millstone 옴짝달싹 못할 궁지에 빠져서
dive into a millstone=look into[through] a millstone=see far in[into, through] a millstone 《보통 비꼼》 감각[시력, 통찰력]이 매우 예민하다, 날카롭고 빈틈없다
★mill·stone n.1 맷돌
2 【성서】 무거운 짐
a millstone around[round] one's neck 《비유》 아무에게 무거운 짐
(as) hard as the nether millstone 아주 무자비한
between the upper and the nether millstone 옴짝달싹 못할 궁지에 빠져서
dive into a millstone=look into[through] a millstone=see far in[into, through] a millstone 《보통 비꼼》 감각[시력, 통찰력]이 매우 예민하다, 날카롭고 빈틈없다
millstone 관용구
millstone about one's neck
Idiom(s): millstone about one's neckTheme: BURDEN
a continual burden or handicap.
• This huge and expensive house is a millstone about my neck.
• Bill's inability to read is a millstone about his neck.
Millstone round your neck
A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do.millstone around one's neck|millstone|neck
n. phr. An intolerable burden. Max said that his old car was a millstone around his neck.Compare: MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK.
millstone around one's neck
millstone around one's neckA heavy burden, as in Julie finds Grandma, who is crabby, a millstone around her neck. The literal hanging of a millstone about the neck is mentioned as a punishment in the New Testament (Matthew 18:6), causing the miscreant to be drowned. Its present figurative use was first recorded in a history of the Quakers (c. 1720).
English Vocalbulary
An millstone idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with millstone, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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