pain in the ass
Americanidiom
Example Sentences
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She questioned why other senators didn't believe a 50-50 Senate to be a "pain in the ass" like her.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2023
Cycling is my labour of love – I just didn’t realise what a literal pain in the ass and more it would turn out to be.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2019
These two big fancy Rational ovens that are an oven, a steamer, and a pain in the ass, all combined into one.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2017
“He was one of those guys who had to be a pain in the ass in school,” said CBS’s Bill Raftery, a former partner on Big East basketball games.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2016
I saw that I had been selfish and unbending and a giant pain in the ass.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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