It is a traditional proverb. Correctly quoted reads 'the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine'. It may take a long time to reach the correct solution, but when it is reached it is right to the finest detail
Yes, an action verb.
By definition... Grind: Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it. She wants to crush your genitals into powder with hers.
Between 2$ and 3$ a inch (measured at the widest part). More trees on one lot puts price per tree down.
This isn't an idiom. It is a proverb or saying because it means just what it seems to mean. Think about it. How could you use water if it's already gone down the river? If someone is always dwelling on the past, they're getting about as much done as a miller trying to use water that's already flowed past him. In other words, both of them are wasting time and energy on something that's just not going to happen.
The LITERAL meaning would be that something was crushing someone.
Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus
yes
I assume you are referring to inline skating. Yes you can grind without a grind plate. The plate is used to slow down the wear of your skate frame.
Yes, but it's title is derived from a German poem
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The setting of "They Grind Exceeding Small" is crucial as it helps establish the atmosphere of fate and justice. The old mill serves as a metaphor for the workings of fate, grinding down those who deserve punishment. It highlights the belief that justice will eventually be meted out to those who have wronged others.
Youngin' on his grind refers to a young man doing his routine work. Youngin' meaning a young person; grind as in, "Back to the old grind".
ANSWERS.com [mills-of-the-gods-grind-slowly] reports: "This expression comes from ancient Greek, translated as "The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind small." In English it appeared in George Herbert's Jacula Prudentum (1640) as "God's mill grinds slow but sure."It was referenced in a poem by Friedrich von Logau in 1694: "Gottes Mühlen mahlen langsam, mahlen aber trefflich klein / Ob aus Langmut er sich säumet, bringt mit Schärf' er alles ein" which was translated by Longfellow as: "Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all." "They Grind Exceedingly Small" was used as the title of a short story by Ben Ames Williams publishing in the Saturday Evening Post in 1919."The mill of God grinds slow but grinds exceeding(ly) small" is a verbatim quote from the English translation of the Avestan language hymn book of Zoroastrianism. (Hafiz 546)
All kinds, slow dances and fast dances, ___________- At my school they just grind. I miss slow dances
It means slow meaning slow,
Bradypepsia is the medical term meaning slow digestion.
Synchros in a manual transmission are used to slow down the gear before it is engaged so it doesnt grind