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Madhulk Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Work's a grind...

David: Hey, there's a line!

Jen: I know, I'm sorry. I'm just late for work.

David: Yeah, work's a grind. (Work is work and you can't escape from it?) But we
all got someplace we need to be.
  

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Work is work and you can't escape from it? Yes, I'd say that you have come close enough to grasp the essentials of the phrase. It may or may not interest you to know that the word "grind" comes from "grindstone".

  • Work is work and you can't escape from it?
  • Yes, I'd say that you have come close enough to grasp the essentials of the phrase.
  • It may or may not interest you to know that the word "grind" comes from "grindstone".
  • A grindstone is a large stone used by millers of grains to make flour.
  • A beast of burden is attached to the aparatus containing the grindstone and it walks in a circle for hours moving one grindstone against another and grinding wheat into flour.
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Work is work and you can't escape from it?

Yes, I'd say that you have come close enough to grasp the essentials of the phrase. It may or may not interest you to know that the word "grind" comes from "grindstone". A grindstone is a large stone used by millers of grains to make flour. A beast of burden is attached to the aparatus containing the gri
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Thank you, JohnParis!

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