to be a thorn in sb's side or flesh

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• a thorn in someone's side (or flesh) — a source of continual annoyance or trouble. → thorn …   English new terms dictionary

• thorn\ in\ one's\ side — • thorn in the flesh • thorn in one s side n. phr. Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator s side. The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh… …   Словарь американских идиом

• a thorn in someone's side — (or flesh) a source of continual annoyance or trouble the pastor has long been a thorn in the side of the regime …   Useful english dictionary

• a thorn in someone's side — ► a thorn in someone s side (or flesh) a source of continual annoyance or trouble. Main Entry: ↑thorn …   English terms dictionary

• thorn in someone's side — noun A persistent annoyance. Syn: thorn in the flesh …   Wiktionary

• (a) thorn in someone's side — a thorn in someone’s side/flesh/ phrase a person or thing that causes a lot of problems for someone She aims to be a thorn in the side of large global corporations. Thesaurus: people and things that cause worry or problemshyponym people who cause …   Useful english dictionary

• thorn — ► NOUN 1) a stiff, sharp pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant. 2) a thorny bush, shrub, or tree. 3) an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, eventually superseded by th. ● a thorn in someone s side (or flesh) Cf …   English terms dictionary

• thorn — [thôrn] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger dorn < IE * (s)ter , prickly plant (< base * ster , to be stiff) > Gr ternax, cactus stem] 1. a) a very short, hard, leafless branch or stem with a sharp point b) any small tree or shrub bearing thorns …   English World dictionary

• thorn — thornless, adj. thornlike, adj. /thawrn/, n. 1. a sharp excrescence on a plant, esp. a sharp pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle. 2. any of various thorny shrubs or trees, esp. the hawthorns belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family …   Universalium

• thorn — [[t]θɔrn[/t]] n. 1) bot a hard, sharp outgrowth on a plant, esp. a sharp pointed aborted branch 2) pln a thorny tree or shrub, as the hawthorne 3) the wood of such a plant 4) ling. a runic character (þ), borrowed into the Latin alphabet and used… …   From formal English to slang

• thorn — noun 1》 a stiff, sharp pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant. 2》 a thorny bush, shrub, or tree, especially a hawthorn. 3》 an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives δ and θ,… …   English new terms dictionary