millstone
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It also became his millstone, exacting a harsh price for a title so catchy many people felt no need to actually read the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It’s not a milestone so much though, as a millstone.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“She’s reduced the price. She can’t shift this property and it’s become a bit of a millstone around her neck.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
"It was like a millstone around my neck," said Jayne.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
The villagers agreed, and so the miller who had listened to the Devil did not have his hands chopped off, but only stood one day in the rain with his millstone tied about his neck.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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