| 词汇 | a thorn in somebody's side |
| 释义 | a thorn in somebody's sidea thorn in somebody's side PROBLEMsomeone or something that annoys you or causes problems for a long period of time 某人的肉中刺〔指长时间让你心烦或给你惹麻烦的人或事〕，使人苦恼[招来麻烦]的人[事] He’s been a thorn in the side of the party leadership for years. 他多年来一直是该党领导人心头的一根刺。 Examples from the Corpus a thorn in somebody’s side• The man has been a thorn in our side since the day he arrived three weeks ago.• Gino was a thorn in their side. → a thorn in somebody’s side at thorn(1) |
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