Chinese water torture
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Then-Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that Biden was subjecting Obama to “Chinese water torture.”
From Washington Post
That was to stop the Chinese water torture of embarrassing photos and texts about his relationship with Sanchez, a Los Angeles television personality, which put in motion a divorce from his wife MacKenzie.
From Fox News
His column ran on three weekdays a week from 1962 to 1972, then switched to a schedule he likened to the “metronomic” rhythms of “Chinese water torture: FridaySundayTuesday, FridaySundayTuesday.”
From New York Times
“The only thing I can’t do here is sculpt stone. It’s the noise. It’s very monotonous. Like Chinese water torture for the neighbours.”
From The Guardian
Even a die-hard Netanyahu columnist told The Washington Post that the evening broadcasts felt like “Chinese water torture.”
From Washington Post
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