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've learned that love doesn't have to be this thing of high highs and low lows – fighting and pulling teeth just to stay together," he says.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
As you might imagine, interviewing Lawrence and Vaughn isn’t like pulling teeth.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024
“It’s like pulling teeth to get anything there.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
Nonetheless, I have to say that he had an unbeatable method for pulling teeth, which had made him justly famous throughout the region.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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