pet peeve
a particular and often continual annoyance; personal bugbear: This train service is one of my pet peeves.
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How to use pet peeve in a sentence
Also, not forcing a return and the seconds it requires in these situations is a big pet peeve of mine and is NEVER mentioned on the telecast.
When Is 37 Seconds Too Much Time? When You’re Giving The Ball To Aaron Rodgers. | Sara Ziegler (sara.ziegler@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 27, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightAnd the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.
A lot of my pet peeves, by the way, have to do with being unoriginal so I would say that's a top pet peeve as well.
I have a girl pet peeve: the macho prevalence of sports talk in White House briefing rooms and Washington green rooms.
Other Idioms and Phrases with pet peeve
A particular or recurring source of irritation, as in My pet peeve is that neighbor's cat running through my herb garden. [Early 1900s]
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