pea in the shoe



pea in the shoe

A minor annoyance. I try to be patient, but I find waiting in line to be such a pea in the shoe. A: "Can you please tell the neighbors to stay off our lawn?" B: "Oh come on, that's just a pea in the shoe. Let it go."
See also: pea, shoe

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JaapYAH:PDutch
ŽIga-Slovene
CheriSHER-ee, shə-REEEnglish
Magdalenemahk-dah-LE-nə (German), MAG-də-lən (English), MAG-də-leen (English)German, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Alojz-Slovene, Slovak, Croatian
Zaccai-Biblical