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 came into being 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 • May 15, 2023
"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
He used to think I was a real pain in the neck, and the feeling was mutual.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
