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be a thorn in (someone's) side
be a thorn in (someone's) side
be a thorn in (someone's) side
To be a constant or persistent cause of annoyance, frustration, or trouble.
My professor was an environmental activist when he was younger, and, apparently, he was quite a thorn in the oil companies' sides at the time.
See also:
side
,
thorn
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DagnÝ
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Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Folcher
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Ancient Germanic
Shlomit
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Hebrew
Saniyya
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Arabic
Lawson
['lɔ:sn]
Beowulf
BAY-ə-woolf
(English)
Anglo-Saxon Mythology
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