pain-in-the-neck



pain-in-the-neck

(used before a noun) Very irritating, aggravating, or obnoxious. I've still got a few pain-in-the-neck jobs to do around the farm before I can call it quits for the day. We're having Mary over for dinner tomorrow night. I just hope her pain-in-the-neck husband doesn't come along as well.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nereidanay-RAY-dhahSpanish
PrincessPRIN-ses, PRINT-səs, prin-SESEnglish (Modern)
Muhamad-Indonesian, Malay
DubhshlÁIne-Ancient Irish
Anastasiy-Russian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Archaic)
MarthaMAHR-thə (English)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Lat