the bane of life



the bane of your life

someone or something that is always causing problems for you and upsetting you I have a sister who's always getting into trouble and expecting me to sort her out. She's the bane of my life.
See also: bane, life, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Coy[kɔi]
Remaorə-MAWLimburgish
EleonooraE-le-o-no:-rahFinnish (Rare)
Sanja-Croatian, Serbian
Manuelemah-NWE-leItalian
Michele (1)mee-KE-leItalian