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pain in the neck

pai·nint·he·neck

uncommon

noun

1.

a bothersome annoying person

  • “that kid is a terrible pain”
2.

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 an infliction”

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