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thorn in your flesh/side
idiom
a person or thing that repeatedly annoys you or causes you pain: 肉中刺，眼中钉
A relentless campaigner, he was a thorn in the government's side for a number of years.作为一名不屈不挠的活动家，多年来他一直是政府的眼中钉。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult things and people
a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
albatross
ball and chain
bane
be dead meatidiom
be in the clearidiom
bump
chill
equation
hassle
hiccup
hindrance
hot potato
impediment
nut
snag
stumbling block
teaser
teething troubles
the sharp end
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