thorn in someone's side
Noun
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Noun
thorn in someone's side
- (idiomatic) A persistent annoyance.
- 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals ↗", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:
- All the billions in the world and Manchester City still cannot rid themselves of the most persistent thorn in their side.
- 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals ↗", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:
- French: épine dans le pied
- German: jemandem ein Dorn im Auge sein
- Italian: spina nel fianco
- Russian: (leucoma on the eye) бельмо́ на глазу́
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