see through a millstone in English

Forms: sees through a millstone [present, singular, third-person], seeing through a millstone [participle, present], saw through a millstone [past], seen through a millstone [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|see<,,saw,seen> through a millstone}} see through a millstone (third-person singular simple present sees through a millstone, present participle seeing through a millstone, simple past saw through a millstone, past participle seen through a millstone)

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"see through a millstone" meaning in English

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