thorn in side

*thorn in someone's side

and *thorn in someone's flesh

Fig. a constant bother or annoyance to someone. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) This problem is a thorn in my side. I wish I had a solution for it. John was a thorn in my flesh for years before I finally got rid of him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Szabina	SAW-bee-naw	Hungarian
Ridwana	-	Arabic
Johannes	yo-HAH-nes (German), yo-HAHN-nəs (Dutch, Danish), YO-hahn-nes (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Gulistan	-	Kurdish
Giltbert	-	Ancient Germanic
Maximinus	-	Ancient Roman