pain in the neck

Example Sentences

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This isn’t merely a pain in the neck for Mr. Mandelson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Dr. Sollmann pointed out that non-invasive treatment options that directly target the site of pain in the neck muscles could be highly effective and safer than systemic drugs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

It was enacted in 1917, when Congress grew weary of having to vote on every proposed bond issuance, which it considered a pain in the neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

"She is the mother that everybody loves, even though she's a pain in the neck," Harris told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1998.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2022

“That old pain in the neck is just jealous of you,” she said, and cackled.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos