hard as the nether millstone

(as) hard as the nether millstone

Tough or harsh and unlikely to submit. The phrase is Biblical in origin. That guy is as hard as the nether millstone—he'll never give you what you want in the negotiations.See also: hard, millstone, nether

hard as the nether millstone

callous and unyielding. The nether millstone is the lower of the two millstones by which corn is ground. The phrase alludes to Job 41:24: ‘His heart is as firm as a stone, and as hard as a piece of the nether millstone’.See also: hard, millstone, nether

单词	hard as the nether millstone
释义	hard as the nether millstone (as) hard as the nether millstone Tough or harsh and unlikely to submit. The phrase is Biblical in origin. That guy is as hard as the nether millstone—he'll never give you what you want in the negotiations.See also: hard, millstone, nether hard as the nether millstone callous and unyielding. The nether millstone is the lower of the two millstones by which corn is ground. The phrase alludes to Job 41:24: ‘His heart is as firm as a stone, and as hard as a piece of the nether millstone’.See also: hard, millstone, nether
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