Most teachers usually have one student in their class who is a thorn in their side.
The town finds the casino a thorn in its side, even though it brings huge numbers of tourists to the town.
Health inspectors are a thorn in the side of most restaurant owners.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
thorn\ in\ one's\ side — • thorn in the flesh • thorn in one s side n. phr. Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator s side. The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh… … Словарь американских идиом
(a) thorn in someone's side — a thorn in (someone s/something s) side someone or something that continually causes problems. Most teachers usually have one student in their class who is a thorn in their side. The town finds the casino a thorn in its side, even though it… … New idioms dictionary
thorn\ in\ the\ side — • thorn in the flesh • thorn in one s side n. phr. Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator s side. The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh… … Словарь американских идиом
thorn\ in\ the\ flesh — • thorn in the flesh • thorn in one s side n. phr. Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator s side. The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh… … Словарь американских идиом
thorn — [θo:n US θo:rn] n [: Old English;] 1.) a sharp point that grows on the stem of a plant such as a rose 2.) [U and C] a bush or tree that has thorns ▪ a long, low hedge of thorns 3.) a thorn in sb s side someone or something that annoys you or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
be a thorn in someone's side — be a thorn in (someone s) flesh/side someone or something that keeps annoying you or causing you trouble. A relentless campaigner, he was a thorn in the government s side for years … New idioms dictionary
thorn — thornless, adj. thornlike, adj. /thawrn/, n. 1. a sharp excrescence on a plant, esp. a sharp pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle. 2. any of various thorny shrubs or trees, esp. the hawthorns belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family … Universalium
thorn in the flesh — or[thorn in one s side] {n. phr.} Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. * /The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator s side./ * /The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh of the… … Dictionary of American idioms
thorn in the flesh — or[thorn in one s side] {n. phr.} Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. * /The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator s side./ * /The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh of the… … Dictionary of American idioms
thorn — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German dorn thorn, Sanskrit tṛṇa grass, blade of grass Date: before 12th century 1. a woody plant bearing sharp impeding processes (as prickles or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
