pain in the neck
Example Sentences
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For everyone else they can turn into a pain in the neck, or worse.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
This isn’t merely a pain in the neck for Mr. Mandelson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
You and I might translate that as: "The saga over Angela's tax was a total pain in the neck, but it's given us the excuse to make some of the changes we fancied anyway."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
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
So then Miss Kemp spent ten minutes talking about manners and hospitality, but I guess she figured Howard might be a pain in the neck too because she didn’t make Louella untie him.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
