Examples of 'thorn in the side' in a sentence

Meaning of "thorn in the side"

The phrase 'thorn in the side' is an idiom used to describe a persistent or ongoing problem or annoyance. It signifies someone or something that causes constant irritation or difficulty, similar to how a thorn can cause pain and discomfort when lodged in one's side

How to use "thorn in the side" in a sentence

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thorn in the side
I like being a thorn in the side of the administration.
We would describe him more as a thorn in the side.
Our guy was a thorn in the side of local hoods.
Suddenly that cheap price is nothing more than a thorn in the side.
And a real thorn in the side of captain hook.
Five years has been a thorn in the side.
It is a thorn in the side of a number of competitors.
My opinions have always been a thorn in the side of parliament.
It is a thorn in the side of all future world multilateral trade agreements.
I am just a natural thorn in the side.
This is a thorn in the side of the ruling class.
The biggest challenge is that we are a thorn in the side of our people.
He is a thorn in the side of all of us.
The resistance from local boards has already been a thorn in the side of the government.
Be a thorn in the side.

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Reactron later went on to become a thorn in the side of Supergirl.
And perennial thorn in the side prominent civil rights attorney.
Rules of the game changed and Serbia became a thorn in the side of.
He was often a thorn in the side of the industry.
The persistence of inequality in China today is a thorn in the side of the CCP.
Make yourself a thorn in the side of the status quo.
Bernard occupied with discovering the murderer … would be a thorn in the side of my authority.
The thorn in the side of Christendom.
Right he was the thorn in the side.
Was a thorn in the side of some folks at the PRI.
The professor is used to being a thorn in the side of the authorities.
The thorn in the side of that is the Irish thugs.
You have been a consistent thorn in the side of the current art scene.
And a thorn in the side of those idiots in the Circumlocution Office!
Western governments find that concept a thorn in the side of their intervention project.
Been a thorn in the side of the EPA ever since.
They had always been a thorn in the side of Israel.
He's a thorn in the side of all the jealous husbands in town.
Even today he is the thorn in the side of Israel.
Had we seen Muqtada al-Sadr as a troublemaker and a thorn in the side.
Cognitive overload is the thorn in the side of eLearning professionals.
And for all of them, faraway Berlin was a thorn in the side.
The placebo effect is a thorn in the side of the medical establishment.
Disney 's new video-streaming bundle is going to be a real thorn in the side of Netflix.
She was being a real thorn in the side of the drug cartels.
Thorn in the side of his rival . Soon stark & company became a.
We are sometimes even a thorn in the side for our organisations.
They want him out so bad, that I feel like … just like a thorn in the side.
Film is a much bigger thorn in the side over there than here.
Ever since the world began ♪ A hard-headed woman is a thorn in the side of a man.
Comfort can be a Thorn in the side of revelation.
At Gemioncourt the Dutch troops were a thorn in the side of the French.
Our domain is a thorn in the side of the leaders of the Tokugawa government.
Over the next few years Bader was a thorn in the side of the Germans.
Security, a thorn in the side of the social networks.

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