Meaning of thorn in someone's side | Babel Free
Definitions
A persistent annoyance.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
Dorn im Auge
Español
piedra en el zapato
Suomi
piikki lihassa
Italiano
spina nel fianco
Português
pedra no sapato (de alguém)
ไทย
หนามยอกอก
Tiếng Việt
cái gai trong mắt
Examples
“Wait. Let this moment be remembered. For on this day, we three -- Kor, Dahar Master of the Klingons, Jadzia Dax, a joined Trill of seven lives, and Worf, son of Mogh and thorn in Gowron's side -- together stepped forth into the eye of destiny.”
“All the billions in the world and Manchester City still cannot rid themselves of the most persistent thorn in their side.”
“Up until now, Torres has been best known through their trenchant pieces for magazines such as Salon, aeon and Foreign Policy as a thorn in the side of the longtermist movement.”
“The sculpture’s spotlight on Trump’s past relationship with the convicted sex trafficker underscores what has been a particularly persistent thorn in the president’s side, and has caused fissures in the Trump’s typically united Maga base.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.