Translation of "bottom millstone" to Russian
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Dictionary translations for "bottom millstone"
Contexts with "bottom millstone"
A system that was hailed as a milestone for public policy when times were good turned into a millstone around the neck of families — particularly single mothers — when times turned bad.
Это сама система, которую в благополучные годы считали символом благополучия и эпохой социальной политики, превратилась в тяжелое бремя и камнем повисла на шеях простых семей – особенно неполных семей, когда настали тяжелые времена.
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