millstones

noun

  1. 1

    A large round stone used for grinding grain.

  2. 2

    A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.

  3. 3

    Often in a millstone round one's neck (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible): a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.

    Paying the mortgage every month is a millstone round their necks.

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