see into a millstone

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To understand a complex matter. archaic,colloquial,idiomatic
    — "Why, look'ee, Madam, if you must needs provoke me, I'll tell you a piece of my mind; you must know, I can see as far into a millstone as another man; and so, if you thought for to fob me off with another one of your smirking French puppies for a son-in-law, why you'll find yourself in a hobble, that's all."

词形变化

sees into a millstone present,singular,third-person seeing into a millstone participle,present saw into a millstone past seen into a millstone participle,past see through a millstone alternative
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