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millstone round one's neck

millstone round one's neck is the alternative form of millstone around one's neck.

Meaning of millstone around one's neck

Noun

millstone around one's neck

  1. (figuratively) A heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear.

Questions about millstone round one's neck

What is millstone round one's neck the alternative form of?
Millstone round one's neck is the alternative form of millstone around one's neck.

Words near millstone round one's neck in the dictionary

  1. millstone
  2. millstone around one's neck
  3. millstone collar
  4. millstone grit
  5. millstone grits
  6. millstone round one's neck
  7. millstones
  8. millstream
  9. millstreams
  10. Millstreet
  11. milltail

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