thorn in sb's side
21thorn */ — UK [θɔː(r)n] / US [θɔrn] noun [countable] Word forms thorn : singular thorn plural thorns 1) a sharp point that sticks out from the stem of a plant 2) a bush or tree with a lot of thorns on it • a thorn in someone s side/flesh a person or thing… …
22thorn in the flesh — or[thorn in one s side] {n. phr.} Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. * /The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator s side./ * /The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh of the… …
23thorn in the flesh — or[thorn in one s side] {n. phr.} Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. * /The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator s side./ * /The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh of the… …
24thorn — [[t]θɔrn[/t]] n. 1) bot a hard, sharp outgrowth on a plant, esp. a sharp pointed aborted branch 2) pln a thorny tree or shrub, as the hawthorne 3) the wood of such a plant 4) ling. a runic character (þ), borrowed into the Latin alphabet and used… …
25thorn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spine, prickle, briar, bramble; annoyance, irritation. See sharpness, discontent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prickle, spine, brier, briar, nettle, bramble, barb, thistle; see also point 2 , spine 1 . III …
26thorn — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German dorn thorn, Sanskrit tṛṇa grass, blade of grass Date: before 12th century 1. a woody plant bearing sharp impeding processes (as prickles or… …
27thorn — noun 1》 a stiff, sharp pointed woody projection on the stem or other part of a plant. 2》 a thorny bush, shrub, or tree, especially a hawthorn. 3》 an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ or Þ, representing the dental fricatives δ and θ,… …
28thorn — [θɔːn] noun [C] a sharp point that sticks out from the stem of a plant • a thorn in sb s side a person or thing that causes a lot of problems for someone[/ex] …
29thorn in your side — A thorn in your side is someone or something that causes trouble or makes life difficult for you …
30Thorn in My Side — Infobox Single Name = Thorn in My Side Artist = Eurythmics from Album = Revenge Released = August 1986 Format = 7 , 12 Recorded = 1986 Genre = Pop / Rock / R B Length = Label = RCA Producer = David A. Stewart Reviews = Last single = Missionary… …
