millstone

millstone n.

磨, 磨石, 粉碎器, 重擔

習慣用語

a millstone about [round] one's neck 沉重的包袱; 重大的責任

(as) hard as the nether millstone 鐵石心腸

between the upper and nether millstone 在上下兩片磨石之間; 陷入困境; 受到無法抗拒的壓力

drop [weep] millstones 不傷心, 不落淚; 鐵石心腸

fix [hang, have] a millstone about [round] one's neck 把磨石套在脖子上; 背上沉重的負擔; 擔負重任

see [look] into [through] a millstone (通常用作諷刺語)有特別銳利的目光, 具有特殊的洞察力