pain in the ass

pain in the ass
a pain in the ass & a pain in the butt & a pain in the rear
Fig. a very annoying thing or person. (Crude. Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion. An elaboration of

pain

. Use caution with

ass

.

Butt

is less offensive.

Rear

is euphemistic.) •

That guy is a real pain in the ass.

Things like that give me a pain in the butt.

* * *
or[pain in the neck] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar with ass} An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. * /Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass)./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • pain\ in\ the\ ass — • pain in the ass • pain in the neck noun slang vulgar with ass An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass) …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pain in the ass — or[pain in the neck] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar with ass} An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. * /Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass)./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pain in the ass — AND pain in the butt; pain in the rear n. a very annoying thing or person. (Usually objectionable. An elaboration of pain. Use caution with ass. Butt is less offensive. Rear is euphemistic.) □ That guy is a real pain in the ass. □ Things like… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Pain In The Ass — Such A Surge Gründung 1992 Auflösung 2006 Genre Crossover Website http://www.suchasurge.de Letzte Besetzung vor der Auflösung Gesang Oliver Schneider …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • pain in the ass — [B] See a pain in the ass …   English idioms

  • pain in the ass — pain in the neck, annoying person or thing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pain in the ass, you —    ‘“I know what I’m going to giye you, you pain in the ass,” said David to his brother. “A bust in the mouth.”’ This passage in Moviola, by Garson Kanin, illustrates the use of this insulting expression, which occurs rather more frequently in… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • pain in the ass — n a nuisance, irritation or source of prob lems. A vulgar version of pain in the neck , an expression in use since the early 20th century. (Arse may be substi tuted by any synonym or balls, etc.) ► A few drinks and respectable family men, dads,… …   Contemporary slang

  • pain in the ass — noun something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer a bit of a bother he s not a friend, he s an infliction • Syn: ↑annoyance, ↑bother, ↑botheration, ↑pain, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • pain in the butt, or pain in the ass — (USA), and Pain in the arse (UK)    are less polite alternative forms.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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