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pain in the neck

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Definition


A nuisance.

Context : Social Life
Category: Idiom, Metaphor
Semantic: annoy, nuisance

Usage of “pain in the neck”

  1. Babysitting that little kid has become a pain in the neck for me.

Examples of idiom “pain in the neck” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'AmaranthAres'
    AmaranthAres:

    the i key is broken on my laptop...what a pain in the neck...

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'VanAllego'
    VanAllego:

    bored at the moment. life's a pain in the neck. family problems at its worst. urghh

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'jonnyrocket'
    jonnyrocket:

    Hello Monday u are a pain in the neck. ;)

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'Samrinamulani'
    Samrinamulani:

    And taxi drivers are such pains in the neck.