like pulling teeth
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Now, it’s like pulling teeth to get a shark film with more than one decent creature shot — the 300 razor-sharp teeth of a great white, to be exact.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025
I didn’t want to sit in a room and write lyrics and it’s always been a bit of like pulling teeth for me.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
“It’s like pulling teeth talking to these guys. ‘What would I get?’
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023
“It’s going to be like pulling teeth, not like teeth falling out.”
From Science Magazine • Jun. 12, 2022
It was like pulling teeth to get me and Bobby Gene to play ball.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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