riippa — meaning in English

English meaning

• burden noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
• Millstone noun A large, heavy circular stone used, often in a pair, to grind grain into flour.

Senses

riippa is used for these senses in English:

• albatross around one's neck (idiomatic, figurative) A characteristic, possession, associate, or previous deed that hinders one's ability to succeed.
• burden A responsibility, onus.
• millstone (figurative) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck, a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible).

burden — full definition

1. noun A heavy load, or a difficult responsibility or worry someone has to carry.
2. verb To load someone down, literally or figuratively, with a burden.

Millstone — full definition

1. noun A large, heavy circular stone used, often in a pair, to grind grain into flour.
2. noun Figuratively, a heavy burden or ongoing responsibility that weighs someone down.

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