thorn in sb's side
31thorn — [[t]θɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] thorns 1) N COUNT Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush. Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided. Syn: prickle 2) N VAR A thorn or a thorn bush or a thorn tree… …
32thorn in your side — A thorn in your side is someone or something that causes trouble or makes life difficult for you. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you say that someone is a thorn in your side, you mean that they continually irritate or annoy you.… …
33side — noun 1 flat surface of sth thin ADJECTIVE ▪ flip, reverse ▪ The reverse side of the coin has a picture of a flower. 2 either of the two parts of a place/object ADJECTIVE ▪ far, opposite …
34side — See: CHOOSE UP SIDES, FROM SIDE TO SIDE, GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH, ON ONE S BAD… …
35side — See: CHOOSE UP SIDES, FROM SIDE TO SIDE, GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH, ON ONE S BAD… …
36side — See: choose up sides, from side to side, get up on the wrong side of the bed, grass is always greener on the other side of the fence or grass is always greener on the other side of the hill, laugh on the wrong side of one s mouth, on one s bad… …
37thorn — /θɔn / (say thawn) noun 1. a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp pointed aborted branch; a spine; a prickle. 2. any of various thorny shrubs or trees, especially of the genus Crataegus, as C. monogyna, the common hawthorn, often… …
38thorn — noun 1 (C) a sharp point that grows on the stem of a plant such as a rose 2 (C, U) a bush or tree that has thorns 3 a thorn in your side someone or something that annoys you or causes problems for a long period of time: He s been a thorn in the… …
39thorn — n. 1 a stiff sharp pointed projection on a plant. 2 a thorn bearing shrub or tree. 3 the name of an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, = th. Phrases and idioms: on thorns continuously uneasy esp. in fear of being detected. thorn apple 1 a… …
40thorn in my side — See a thorn in my side …
