millstone

Example Sentences

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If he did so, his quotes against divorce would be an online millstone around his neck.

From Salon

The most prominent were the wide undulating ruff or millstone lace collars that she helped popularize, but also wide butterfly collars spreading up behind her like a lizard’s frill.

From New York Times

The developer’s Republican past and murky history on abortion rights became a millstone around his neck — especially after the Supreme Court moved forward with its decision just two weeks after the June primary.

From Los Angeles Times

"That whole cohort of writers from a working class background get labelled with it and it becomes a bit of a millstone," said Prof Williams.

From BBC

As the anecdotes added up, I couldn’t help but think of another saying we have in Afghanistan: We are the flour between two millstones.

From New York Times