| 单词 | nether millstone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnether millstone nether millstone n. the lower of the two millstones, which remains stationary, and is exceptionally hard; usually figurative or in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [noun] > hard substance or thing > the hard part > the hardest part nether millstone1560 nether stone1869 1560 Bible (Geneva) Job xli. 14 His heart is as strong as a stone, and as hard as the nether milstone. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 95 The defendants armes (which were accounted as the Nether-milstone or stock of maintenance). 1770 J. Ferguson Lect. (1805) I. 82 The upper part of the spindle turns in a wooden bush fixt into the nether millstone. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures xxviii I believe you have a heart as hard as the nether millstone. 1924 B. Pain in Nash's Mag. June 7 He is so hard that he puts the nether millstone among the also-ran. 1950 A. Bryant Age of Elegance ii. 40 Not only were the French Armies of Portugal and the North..marching to the fortress's relief, but Soult and Joseph with 60,000 men were threatening Madrid from Valencia. The British were in Danger of being crushed between the upper and nether millstones. < as lemmas |
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