touchy problem
61Schipholairport — Main airport of the Netherlands and one of the biggest in Europe, located in the Haarlemmermeerpolder near Amster dam since World War I. The name “Sc[h]iphol” goes back to a 1447 document. KLMhad its first flight from Schiphol in 1920 (to… …
62cross — n 1. crucifix, crux, rood, crosslet. 2. crossing, crosswalk, corner; crossroad, crossway, intersection, junction, juncture; convergence, conver gency, point of meeting. 3. thwarting, frustration, stumbling block, impediment, encumbrance,… …
63irritant — adj 1. bothersome, pestering; nettlesome, irritating. See irritating. n 2. nuisance, bother, pest, annoyance, bur, thorn in the side or flesh, pea in the shoe, salt in the wound, Inf. headache, Inf. pain, Sl. pain in the neck or rear, Sl. hassle; …
64peeve — v 1. annoy, irritate, vex, provoke, pique, irk, nettle, chafe, get on [s.o. s] nerves, tread on [s.o. s] toes, go against the grain, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf. rub [s.o.] the wrong way, Inf. get… …
65prickly — prick•ly [[t]ˈprɪk li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est 1) full of or armed with prickles 2) full of troublesome points: a prickly problem[/ex] 3) prickling; smarting: a prickly sensation[/ex] 4) irritable; touchy • Etymology: 1570–80 prick′li•ness, n …
66tie yourself in knots — informal phrase to become very confused or worried because you are in a difficult situation I was tying myself in knots trying to explain what happened without getting him into trouble. Thesaurus: to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym… …
67tie yourself up in knots — tie yourself (up) in knots 1 : to cause problems for yourself because you are being too careful, trying too hard, etc. The mayor tied himself in knots answering a touchy political question. [=he answered it in a confused or unclear way] 2 : to… …
