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seeing into a millstone

seeing into a millstone is the present participle and gerund of see into a millstone.

Meaning of see into a millstone

Verb

see into a millstone (third-person singular simple present sees into a millstone, present participle seeing into a millstone, simple past saw into a millstone, past participle seen into a millstone)

  1. (archaic, colloquial, idiomatic) To understand a complex matter.
    • "Why, look'ee, Madam, if you must needs provoke me, I'll tell you a piece of my mind; you must know, I can see as far into a millstone as another man; and so, if you thought for to fob me off with another one of your smirking French puppies for a son-in-law, why you'll find yourself in a hobble...1778, Frances Burney, Evelina, or: a Young Lady's Entrance into the World, Volume 1/Letter XXV

Questions about seeing into a millstone

What is seeing into a millstone the present participle and gerund of?
Seeing into a millstone is the present participle and gerund of see into a millstone.

Words near seeing into a millstone in the dictionary

  1. seeing eye to eye
  2. seeing fit
  3. seeing for oneself
  4. seeing in
  5. seeing into
  6. seeing into a millstone
  7. seeing is believing
  8. seeing off
  9. seeing one's way clear to
  10. seeing one's way to
  11. seeing oneself out

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