- millstone round your neck
- Millstone round your neckA millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do.
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millstone round your neck
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millstone round your neck — A millstone around your neck is a problem that prevents you from doing what you want to do. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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