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Grind (someone's) millstone

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Übersetzung von "grind (someone's) millstone" ins Russisch

grind (someone's) millstone
смолоть (чью-то) мельничный круг
He always finds a way to grind his millstone, even when things are tough.
Он всегда находит способ смолоть свой мельничный круг, даже когда дела идут плохо.

Definitionen

To 'grind (someone's) millstone' means to do hard work or labor on behalf of someone else, often for their benefit rather than your own. The phrase draws on the imagery of grinding grain at a millstone, which is a laborious task, suggesting that one is putting in effort to help or support another person, sometimes at a personal cost.