Meaning of pain in the bum | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone or something very annoying.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang

Examples

“2000, Max Allen, Crush: The New Australian Wine Book This is fine and dandy for the wineries and the consumer […] but it’s a pain in the bum for people like me who have to pigeonhole everybody to make them fit nicely in a book.”

“2003, Alan Grayson, Mile End “Yes, she’s a pain in the bum, coming over all the time.””

“2004, Sandy Row, Surviving the Special Needs System I know I became a royal pain in the bum to the LEA.”

CEFR level